Everyone knows the Ouija board—but few know its strange origins. This investigation explores competing theories about where the original Ouija board came from, the bizarre rules that have surrounded ...

We’ve heard the warnings: Using a Ouija board can conjure evil spirits, possibly even lead to a possession or the attachment of a demon. We’ve seen them used on reality TV shows like Ghost Adventures ...

I looked at the board and picked up the planchette. “So, you want to be my new friend?” I asked half amusingly. I felt a slight vibration of the planchette, and it nearly jumped from my hands as it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In honor of ~spooky~ season, we recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share their real, scary experiences with a ...

While I'm a total believer in the spirit world, I've never been particularly successful in my attempts make contact with it. I know I'm not alone when I say, as a kid, I was all about dusting off the ...

My experience of Ouija boards has been limited to a few childhood sleepovers spent laughing over one in a friend's basement. I had no clue that this alleged fortune-telling device was any more than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is perhaps no “game” that sparks as much curiosity and fear as a Ouija board. The flat board with numbers, letters, a few ...

The Ouija board still holds our imaginations more than 100 years after its creation. First advertised as "Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board," in 1891, it sold for just $1.50. The simplicity of its ...

OUIJA boards have a dark history, with some people believing the game has supernatural powers and others insisting it’s just a basic board game. They’ve delighted and terrified in equal measures for ...