Ouija Board: Difference between revisions

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A Ouija (pronounced "weejah" or [[Mario Is Missing|"Weegee"]]) board has letters, numbers, and a few short words written on it, with a pointer called a planchette perched on top of it. Someone (often more than one person)touches a pointer and asks a question of the board. The pointer then may start to move, apparently on its own, and hopefully provide an answer.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* In a ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketch about police taking up occult methods, four policemen are shown using a Ouija board, with unhelpful results:

* In ''[[Charmed]]'', the Halliwell sisters are in possession of an old Ouija board, and are sometimes contacted by their mother, grandmother and other higher beings through it.

* In ''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire]]'' improper use of the family's antique Ouja board ends up releasing a demon that promptly possesses Sarah.

* In ''[[Kyle XY]]'', the group tries to use one to figure out Kyle's [[Mysterious Past]]. It spells "781227", Kyle's "production number" at the facility he was created.

* In episode 2.1 of''[[Supernatural]]'', Sam uses one to communicate with {{spoiler|Dean, who isn't particularly impressed with this strategy}}.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

== [[Theatre]] ==

* In ''[[The Bat]]'', Cornelia asks a Ouija board if her hysterical maid Lizzie is right about the [[Old Dark House]] where they are staying being haunted. The Ouija writes wildly, but the first intelligible string of letters spells "B-A-T."

 

== [[Web Original]] ==