Ouija boards, also known as "spirit boards," or "talking boards," have been in use since the mid- to late-1800s as a popular device for communing with the dead. And while today, most people know ouija ...

Today is Halloween. Time to bring out the costumes and candy and maybe the Ouija board. Over the past 150 years or so, this witchy game has been everything from a connection to the dearly departed to ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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“How to use a Ouija board — your guide to communing with the dead safely this Halloween,” is the title of an Oct. 25 New York Post article. But according to two exorcists who spoke with the Register, ...

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 ...

While electronics may have been the most popular gifts underneath America's Christmas trees this year, kids of the ‘40s and ‘50s were pretty much stuck with pocket knives, erector sets, dolls and Easy ...

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 ...