The Ouija board came out of the American 19th century obsession with spiritualism. However, Ouija boards are seen today as dangerous objects of the occult, rather than the “wonderful” communication devices they were first created to be. This is, in large part, because for the past 130 years, people have been asking Ouija boards questions, and they’ve been answering. For some, what these talking boards say is the undeniable truth. That’s exactly why the Ouija board has played a crucial role in some of the most chilling crimes over the years. Join us as we discuss incredibly bizarre and violent real crimes connected to Ouija boards.
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Articles/Research:
http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/10/10/the-ouija-board-did-it-7-real-crimes-connected-to-ouija-boards/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116274/The-Ouija-board--Teen-tells-cops-spirits-told-stab-friend.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/30/ouija-board-mystery-history
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ouija-board
https://listverse.com/2015/08/05/10-terrible-crimes-connected-to-ouija-boards/
https://www.rd.com/list/chilling-crimes-involving-ouija-boards/
https://www.vox.com/2016/10/29/13301590/how-ouija-boards-work-debunked-ideomotor-effect
Music:
Decay by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3628-decay
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Nervous by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4118-nervous
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3526-come-play-with-me
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This House by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4525-this-house
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Blue Sizzle - Madness Paranoia by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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The Halloween Dawn by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/248/the-halloween-dawn
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org
Metaphysik by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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