The Secret Demonic History of the Ouija Board
The Secret Demonic History of the Ouija Board  
Podcast: HORRORble Podcast
Published On: Wed Mar 18 2026
Description: Askia sits down with Brandon Hodge, an expert on the history of spirit communication devices, to trace the dark, fascinating history of the Ouija board and everything that came before it. From the Fox Sisters and table tipping to planchettes, spirit rapping, and the unexpected origins of modern spiritualism, this one goes deep. ______________________________Follow Brandon and check out his book "Supernatural Machines"https://a.co/d/0eKkVRH9https://www.instagram.com/mysteriousplanchetteGet Yumwoof, the healthiest food for dogs, for 20% with our code HORRORBLEhttps://yumwoof.com/HORRORbleGo check out Warming Trends, the company that built the amazing fire centerpiece on our set! https://www.warming-trends.comProduced by Q6 Mediahttps://q6.media______________________________Brandon Hodge is the real deal. With thousands of artifacts and hundreds of Ouija boards, he has dedicated his life to understanding why humans have always tried to talk to the dead. This episode covers the birth of American spiritualism in 1848, the Fox Sisters' infamous spirit rappings, how table tipping became a nationwide craze, the planchette's Parisian origins, and why the Ouija board, introduced in 1890, wasn't even considered special at the time. We also get into the demonization of these tools, what Hollywood got dead wrong, and why Brandon still says everyone should try a Ouija board at least once.______________________________Timestamps:00:00 - Introducing Brandon Hodge01:42 - Introduction to the paranormal03:27 - Sleep paralysis04:16 - Spirit communication devices08:19 - Why do people talk to the dead?13:01 - The Fox sisters, the start of spirit communication20:20 - Spiritualism21:18 - Andrew Jackson Davis and hypnotism23:53 - Table tipping29:37 - How to hypnotize people33:34 - Automatic writing36:39 - The invention of the planchette40:16 - Is spirit communication demonic?49:09- The secret history of the Ouija Board59:40 - Brandon's haunted Ouija Board experience1:09:49 - Haunted items1:13:00 - Should you use an Ouija Board?1:16:20 - Hollywood and the Ouija Board1:24:32 - Brandon's ectoplasm experience1:28:08 - The Marfa Lights1:30:51 - Children sensitivity to spirits