The Bell Witch is a spirit said to have haunted the Bell family of Tennessee from 1817 to 1821, speaking with a voice, changing form, and tormenting the household over four years. Its horror lies in being an unseen aggressor that nonetheless has a name and singles out specific people relentlessly.
That a bodiless aggressor reveals itself only through being named resonates with our theme, in which record and name make a thing real.