Something Knocked Back: Spiritualism, Séances & the Ouija Board

Send us Fan MailIf death is a door, Spiritualism grew from the belief that the living could knock—and something on the other side might knock back.Terri and Andrew explore the strange history of communicating with the dead, from the Fox Sisters and Victorian séances to spirit photography, Harry Price, Borley Rectory, the rise of paranormal investigation, and the Ouija board. Terri also shares a chilling séance experience from her teenage years before the episode returns to the mystery that opened it: Pearl Curran and Patience Worth, the supposed spirit responsible for nearly four million words of writing.There are hoaxes, genuine mysteries, grieving families, skeptics, believers, and more than a few unanswered questions.Because hearing an answer is one thing. Knowing who—or what—answered is something else entirely.New episodes released regularly.Join Paranormal Mystery Author Terri Reid and researcher Andrew T. Reid as they explore ghosts, cryptids, alien encounters, and other unexplained mysteries.If you'd like to share your opinion, thoughts, or your own paranormal experience with us, please contact us at [email protected].