![]() ![]() Following the introduction, there was an explosion of talking boards – you could collect for a lifetime and not acquire every single piece in its entirety. The first boards were constructed of attractive stained wood, with stencilled letters and wooden planchettes. At this time, it was not marketed as it is today, with campy graphics and battery-operated planchettes. Ouija takes its roots in Baltimore, Maryland – discussion of talking boards in spiritualist communities is sprinkled in prior- but the patent is credited to the city in the early 1890s. It is not the only existing talking board, but the mysterious name garners the most attention. In advertising, they promote asking questions and receiving intelligent responses from the “other side” with Ouija. It consists of two parts – a planchette that is almost heart-shaped with an eye and a flat, rectangular board with the alphabet on it. “Technically speaking, ‘Ouija’ is the trademark name of a spirit communication device, known as a talking board, that is marketed as a board game and directed at individuals eight years and up. We turned the lights out, lit some candles and expected some big production but gave up when nothing happened. I had carried around the board for shock value at that time because I thought they were “edgy” and finally attempted to use it. It didn’t work, but I was also trying to use it with my college friends in a very modern apartment complex. I was gifted the 1990s Ouija with the hands-on the cover and we tried it because we never had before. “I think I was in college when I first used a Ouija Board. With unsettling and often unexplained ways of connecting with spirits, Ouija, or more widely categorised as talking boards, are branded by the media as not for the faint of heart, but are they really as terrifying as they seem? We spoke to embalmer by day and ghost hunter and spooky TikTok sensation by night, Beckie-Ann Galentine, who has been using Ouija boards for over a decade to uncover everything you should know before delving into the world of Ouija… As a popular culture phenomenon and a signature component of the horror film starter pack, the infamous Ouija board has a reputation bolder than Taylor Swift’s sixth studio album itself. ![]()
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