The real history of the Ouija board, from a 1890s Baltimore patent office to Hasbro's shelves, and the ideomotor effect that actually moves the planchette.
A hearth for the haunted, a home for the uncanny. Horror folklore, dark history, and the psychology of fear. Uncanny lounge explores what frightens us and why, all through the lens of myth, ritual, and the mind.
The real history of the Ouija board, from a 1890s Baltimore patent office to Hasbro's shelves, and the ideomotor effect that actually moves the planchette.