Ouija Board -- Tales To Scare You

I know, I know. It's about time I got to the "good stuff" about Ouija Boards.  So, finally, here are some stories out there that people have told. And of course they're true. They're on the internet, right?? 

1. Teenager was being a typical teenager. Teased his girlfriend until she brought the board out for the group. Her condition was, she was going to have nothing to do with it. The teen asked a question and received no answer so he challenged it with "If anything is in here and not talking, you're a coward!" [which rule was that again??] The board was put away and forgotten. Cue to one week later. The teen is at home, sleeping upstairs, wakes up to a stormy night. He didn't think the thunder and lightning and rainfall would be enough to wake him, so he listened for a bit. Hearing nothing, he decided to go back to sleep. As he closed his eyes, he heard it coming from downstairs : "Get the boy".  He opened his eyes and it's quiet. As he starts to relax again again the raspy voice comes much louder : "GET THE BOY". The downstairs door slammed shut. According to the teen, no one slept downstairs and as no doors or windows were open, there should not have been any drafts. 

Early British planchette, 1850s to 1860s

The History of the Ouija Board (Part 2)

In part one, we learned that the Ouija Board 'game' came to be after it was discovered being used in Spiritualist camps in Ohio. But where did the device come from? And who first designed it?

"Spirit Rapping" was first used in 1848. Questions were asked out loud and the spirits would answer through rapping, or tapping. It was a long and tedious process as the alphabet was recited until a rap was heard to choose a letter. Then the alphabet was begun again for the next letter. And so on.

Mediums began looking for quicker ways to communicate with the dead. Some of them began printing out the alphabet and numbers on a board or a card. They would then sweep a pencil over it while asking a question and wait for a knock to designate the letter. Some also resorted to "Table Tipping". The medium would have everyone gather around a small to medium-sized table and have them place their hands on it. Eventually, the table would start moving. Questions would be asked and the table would rap out responses to the called-out alphabet.