Very Scary Ouija Stories
From LoveToKnow Paranormal
Very scary Ouija stories detail experiences with the occult that drove one town mad and sent a woman into a jealous rage, resulting in her death. Ouija boards are often associated with the occult, although their main purpose is entertainment. They are often used in scary stories to portray contact with restless spirits, but true stories about Ouija boards are often even more terrifying than fiction.
Ghost Tales and Very Scary Ouija Stories
The following very scary Ouija stories are true stories as they have been told time and again. While some may be urban legends or inspired by urban legends, the names and places have been altered to protect the innocent.
Whole Town Goes Mad
The news headlines announced the town’s descent into madness in March of 1920. In a small town in Southern California, police arrested seven people who had stripped nude and began to act "mad" after dallying with a Ouija board. Over the next several days, the madness spread like a disease throughout the town. One police officer joined the hysteria, stripping off his uniform and running into a local bank while screaming hysterically. A 15-year-old girl described her own nude and wild appearance as a result of her ability to communicate so effectively with spirits.
Terrified of the spreading madness, town hall officials brought in truckloads of mental health specialists to examine all 1,200 members of the populace. While the professionals attributed the madness to a shared hysteria, the city government decided to take no risks. Ouija boards were banned within the town limits (either possession or sale).
The Ouija Board Did It
In 1935, a man shot his wife four times in the back. Arrested by police at the time of the incident, the 78-year-old husband described his stressful relationship with his wife following her consultation with a Ouija board. His wife claimed to receive messages during weekly consultations of his infidelity with a neighboring woman. The board allegedly told her that he gave the woman a great deal of money. After each consultation, the wife would give her husband a dark look and announce that she’d caught him in yet another lie.
Over the course of several weeks, the wife tied him to the bedposts with wires and whipped his body with knotted ropes. She used a burning poker to wound him and stabbed him in the shins with a knife. Finally, under the brunt of bodily torture, he confessed anything she wanted to hear when she put a gun to his head. Satisfied by his confession, she left the gun on the nightstand. Freed, yet still terrified, the husband seized the gun and shot her in the back before she could inflict any further harm. The courts ruled the murder a justifiable homicide since the husband was reasonably in fear for his life.
Grain of Truth or Madness?
Ouija boards can be taken too seriously, and a person who is already mentally unstable might begin to believe that the board is communicating accurate and true information. While cases like those described above are not common, scary true stories of Ouija boards do sometimes happen, and they could happen anywhere and to anyone at any time.
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Hi Bells, thanks for your comment! I agree, having the right state of mind is important. Also, keep in mind that most experts suggest that you tell the spirit goodbye and then wait for the planchette to slide to "goodbye." You can't actually force it there or the spirit hasn't willingly left. Good luck and have fun!
-- Contributed by: Rdubewell i believe that ouija boards can take control at some point, but if you are in a right state of my mind, then pulling the heart shaped clear thingy to 'goodbye' will show that you have common sense! im gonna try at my cousins house for spring break! -Bells
-- Contributed by: Vampire_Bells
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