Why You Believe in Ouija Boards

After doing a poll over on my Instagram, and by the interest of my beautiful girlfriend Tristin, it looks like quite a few people want to know why we believe in ouija boards. I found this topic interesting not only for the supernatural psychology aspect, but recently, my son and I have jumped into horror movies with my girlfriend. Although I was largely a wuss when it came to spooky movies, my girlfriend’s love for them has shown me that there’s some fun in controlled fear.

During this last week, my son and I binge-watched all four Paranormal Activity movies with Tristin because they’re some of her favs. In the first movie, when hoping to find out what this demon wants, the main character Micah suggests trying a ouija board. Katie, who this demon seems to be attached to is immediately scared by Micah even suggesting this, and she makes him promise not to try it. But, in a twist of words, Micah merely promises not to buy a ouija board, but later he brings one home and justifies it by saying he kept his promise because he borrowed it.

This triggers a huge fight between Micah and Katie, and when they leave the house, we see the board move on its own and then catch fire.

This is actually quite common too. Not the ouija board moving because of a spirit and then catching fire, but people are legitimately afraid to use one. In Paranormal…