The Dark Origin of the Ouija Board

Stolen. The Ouija board wasn't invented by spiritualists seeking the dead.

It was created by a businessman who watched his sister spiral into madness after their mother's

death. She'd spend hours alone, whispering to empty rooms,

convinced spirits were guiding her. He saw an opportunity. In 1890, he patented her

delusions, mass produced them, and sold communion with the dead for profit.

Within months, asylums reported a surge in patients claiming demonic possession.

His sister never recovered. She died in an institution, still clutching the prototype.

But here's what they buried: her final message spelled on that board was a warning about