Spooky Origins of the Ouija Board
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Do you dare try? The Ouija board was invented in 1890. It was an idea lifted from Spiritualist devices for communicating with the dead. Find out the spooky origin story of the Ouija board and our attempts to pierce the veil between the worlds.
Today's guest is Brandon Hodge - leading expert and collector of talking boards. https://www.mysteriousplanchette.com/
(And here's his candy store! https://www.bigtopcandyshop.com/)
Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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| 0:00.0 | The famous five are away on a splendid weekend adventure. |
| 0:03.5 | Do we have to go home today? |
| 0:05.5 | sighed Anne. |
| 0:06.5 | I agree said Dick. |
| 0:08.0 | Even Timmy looks sad. |
| 0:09.5 | Cheer up everyone. |
| 0:11.5 | Beams Julian, I booked long weekend tickets we can return anytime on Monday |
| 0:17.0 | Oh you are clever Julian said Anne save over 50% with the long weekend a ticket from Great Western Railway. |
| 0:24.4 | Adventures start here. Selected routes turn supply, saving in comparison to an anytime return fare. |
| 0:32.4 | This episode is |
| 0:34.0 | by Warner Brothers and Salem's Lot, the spine-tingling new horror film |
| 0:39.0 | from the legendary Stephen King. |
| 0:41.0 | It is so exciting, it is that time of year. It is a spooky season. It's just the best time of year. No surprise that we love this time of year of course. There is no better fit for this season than a good |
| 0:53.8 | horror film. Salem's Lot is one of Stephen King's favorite stories I'm sure you've |
| 0:58.6 | heard of it and it's adapted from the 1975 best-selling novel. |
| 1:02.8 | Salem's lot follows an author who returns to his hometown in Maine. |
| 1:07.0 | But things are not as they should be. |
| 1:09.6 | The place is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire. |
| 1:14.4 | Of course it is. |
| 1:15.4 | Why wouldn't it be? |
| 1:16.4 | The place is called Salem. |
| 1:17.8 | Salem's lot is the latest adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller, |
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