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Arnold_OldSchool · 12-22-2006, 07:14 PM

Anyone recall a story of a sick elderly woman who was given a bell by her husband to ring whenever she needed his attention, and the man would frequently hear the bell only to find his wife fast asleep? Any details you can add?

SP4CE INV4DERZ · 12-22-2006, 08:03 PM

This is on the Ghosts Boxset

"TATUM'S GHOST" - Jim and Katherine Tatum of Marietta, GA have experienced "supernatural" occurrences in their new home. The "ghost" likes to tug on Katherine's blouse while she's working in the kitchen.

wiseguy182 · 12-23-2006, 05:02 AM

This was actually on one of the first regular episodes of UM ever, and was a part of an all ghosts episodes. It origiinally aired around Halloween time (fittingly enough), so the airdate was around late Oct 1988.

If memory serves, the Tatum's weren't too fond of the ghost, and relocated soon afterwards.

UMfan77 · 12-26-2006, 10:36 AM

That was a freaky segment. There was another weird occurance. Mrs. Tatum was in the bathroom (the door was open) & she saw a man walk by the bathroom. She thought it was her husband, but she found him asleep in bed!

-TRANCE- · 01-04-2007, 08:03 AM

Very scary when she sees the man pass by, and also when she felt someone pulling on her blouse as she was in the kitchen.

*CHAD* · 05-16-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by UMfan77

That was a freaky segment. There was another weird occurance. Mrs. Tatum was in the bathroom (the door was open) & she saw a man walk by the bathroom. She thought it was her husband, but she found him asleep in bed!

That is scary if it was me and in the bathroom and i saw that guy ghost walk by the bathroom. I would be out of that house like 123 the same day !

AVERMAN · 05-16-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Space Invaderz

This is on the Ghosts Boxset

"TATUM'S GHOST" - Jim and Katherine Tatum of Marietta, GA have experienced "supernatural" occurrences in their new home. The "ghost" likes to tug on Katherine's blouse while she's working in the kitchen.

It's probably Jim just being kinky.

AB · 05-16-2007, 12:58 PM

I love those ghost episodes even though I really don't believe in them. They are just so cool to watch.

kamy · 05-16-2007, 03:27 PM

This is one of my favorite ghost ones. This couple is so humble and very believable, reguardless if you believe in ghosts or not, you can't help but believe that something "weird" was happening to this elderly couple.

Thiussat · 05-16-2007, 05:11 PM

I agree with anball. I don't really believe in the ghost phenomenon, but they are fun to watch and I don't think all of them are hoaxes or tall tales.

I think a lot can be learned about the human brain through scientific ghost research. From what I have seen many ghost occurances, when investigated with instruments that can detect EM radiation, the EM spikes seem to be much higher than normal around the areas of the "hauntings." It is known that high EM radiation can effect the neurochemistry of the brain, thus inducing hallucinations. Exactly how this works is anyone's guess, but it is a known fact that the brain is a strong conductor of EM radiation and is, in fact, a complex network of electric "circuits." It seems reasonable that high EM radiation can cause these "circuits" to go haywire.

A good reason to put stock in the EM theory is that often times two people can be in the same room and only one will experience a haunting. However, the same two people can be in another location and only the other person will experience the haunting (thus taking the "psychic" aspect out of it). Both people experience "hauntings," but not at the same time. A good example of this is the story that UM did on that old farm house in Texas, where the two men bought the house in order to rent it to hunters. The two men claimed a lot of banging on the walls and footsteps in the halls. Well, they had their sisters come over and spend the night and the sisters claimed to experience the same phenomenon. The sisters claimed that the banging was so loud that they felt that the "roof was going to fall in." The next morning, they asked the two men if they had also heard it and they said no. If the banging was really that loud, then I find it unlikely no one else in the house heard it. This indicates to me that there is some EM disturbance in certain areas of the house that cause hallucinations in some of the occupants but not in others.

I think the ghost expert in this particular UM segment posited this very theory to explain the ghosts. He also mentioned something about the house being built on a limestone foundation and how the chemical makeup of limestone can conduct electricity much easier than in a conventional house.

MegtheEgg86 · 11-03-2014, 05:21 PM

Does anyone know where the Tatums' home actually was? All that was mentioned about it was that it was near Atlanta, GA and that while UM filmed inside the actual home, they did not film the outside of the home at the request of the Tatums.

wiseguy182 · 11-04-2014, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MegtheEgg86

Does anyone know where the Tatums' home actually was? All that was mentioned about it was that it was near Atlanta, GA and that while UM filmed inside the actual home, they did not film the outside of the home at the request of the Tatums.

the dvd set says Marietta, GA.

I always thought this was one of the more legitimate ghost stories. Jim and Kay didn't seem like the type of people to go out and seek attention. And Jim seemed genuinely haunted by the thing.

MegtheEgg86 · 11-04-2014, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

the dvd set says Marietta, GA.

Just north of the ATL.

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I always thought this was one of the more legitimate ghost stories. Jim and Kay didn't seem like the type of people to go out and seek attention. And Jim seemed genuinely haunted by the thing.

Yeah, Jim especially made an impression on me. You know the two experienced something. Wasn't it like a brand-new house? The whole story was definitely kind of different.

Nickolas086 · 11-05-2014, 04:55 PM

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Just north of the ATL.

Yeah, Jim especially made an impression on me. You know the two experienced something. Wasn't it like a brand-new house? The whole story was definitely kind of different.

I always thought they were just hearing things and seeing things from the corner of their eye

DALLASTEXAN!! · 05-02-2026, 02:30 PM

IDK that it never dawned on me, but I could see myself pranking someone with that bell. Or better yet at work, our building has a bell when the door opens, to alert us that someone is there. sometimes I hear that bell when it's not real because my brain locks onto sounds that we hear frequently.

12-22-2006, 07:14 PM	#1
Arnold_OldSchool Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 680	The Ghost that rings bells Anyone recall a story of a sick elderly woman who was given a bell by her husband to ring whenever she needed his attention, and the man would frequently hear the bell only to find his wife fast asleep? Any details you can add?

05-16-2007, 03:27 PM	#9
kamy UM Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 25, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 625	Good one This is one of my favorite ghost ones. This couple is so humble and very believable, reguardless if you believe in ghosts or not, you can't help but believe that something "weird" was happening to this elderly couple.

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MegtheEgg86 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 19, 2008 Location: The Volunteer State Posts: 5,156	Does anyone know where the Tatums' home actually was? All that was mentioned about it was that it was near Atlanta, GA and that while UM filmed inside the actual home, they did not film the outside of the home at the request of the Tatums.
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DALLASTEXAN!! Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2007 Location: Devil's Backbone Posts: 3,128	IDK that it never dawned on me, but I could see myself pranking someone with that bell. Or better yet at work, our building has a bell when the door opens, to alert us that someone is there. sometimes I hear that bell when it's not real because my brain locks onto sounds that we hear frequently.
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12-22-2006, 08:03 PM	#2
SP4CE INV4DERZ 40-0 0WN3D Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 06, 2004 Posts: 630	This is on the Ghosts Boxset "TATUM'S GHOST" - Jim and Katherine Tatum of Marietta, GA have experienced "supernatural" occurrences in their new home. The "ghost" likes to tug on Katherine's blouse while she's working in the kitchen.

12-23-2006, 05:02 AM	#3
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	This was actually on one of the first regular episodes of UM ever, and was a part of an all ghosts episodes. It origiinally aired around Halloween time (fittingly enough), so the airdate was around late Oct 1988. If memory serves, the Tatum's weren't too fond of the ghost, and relocated soon afterwards.

12-26-2006, 10:36 AM	#4
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	That was a freaky segment. There was another weird occurance. Mrs. Tatum was in the bathroom (the door was open) & she saw a man walk by the bathroom. She thought it was her husband, but she found him asleep in bed!

01-04-2007, 08:03 AM	#5
-TRANCE- Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 101	Very scary when she sees the man pass by, and also when she felt someone pulling on her blouse as she was in the kitchen.

05-16-2007, 12:58 PM	#8
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I love those ghost episodes even though I really don't believe in them. They are just so cool to watch.

05-16-2007, 05:11 PM	#10
Thiussat Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2007 Posts: 601	I agree with anball. I don't really believe in the ghost phenomenon, but they are fun to watch and I don't think all of them are hoaxes or tall tales. I think a lot can be learned about the human brain through scientific ghost research. From what I have seen many ghost occurances, when investigated with instruments that can detect EM radiation, the EM spikes seem to be much higher than normal around the areas of the "hauntings." It is known that high EM radiation can effect the neurochemistry of the brain, thus inducing hallucinations. Exactly how this works is anyone's guess, but it is a known fact that the brain is a strong conductor of EM radiation and is, in fact, a complex network of electric "circuits." It seems reasonable that high EM radiation can cause these "circuits" to go haywire. A good reason to put stock in the EM theory is that often times two people can be in the same room and only one will experience a haunting. However, the same two people can be in another location and only the other person will experience the haunting (thus taking the "psychic" aspect out of it). Both people experience "hauntings," but not at the same time. A good example of this is the story that UM did on that old farm house in Texas, where the two men bought the house in order to rent it to hunters. The two men claimed a lot of banging on the walls and footsteps in the halls. Well, they had their sisters come over and spend the night and the sisters claimed to experience the same phenomenon. The sisters claimed that the banging was so loud that they felt that the "roof was going to fall in." The next morning, they asked the two men if they had also heard it and they said no. If the banging was really that loud, then I find it unlikely no one else in the house heard it. This indicates to me that there is some EM disturbance in certain areas of the house that cause hallucinations in some of the occupants but not in others. I think the ghost expert in this particular UM segment posited this very theory to explain the ghosts. He also mentioned something about the house being built on a limestone foundation and how the chemical makeup of limestone can conduct electricity much easier than in a conventional house.