The board is based on the original Parker Brothers' design. Image Credit: YouTube / TruthBeTold7
A gigantic record-breaking version of the infamous spirit board has been set up on the historic Salem Common.
A staple of horror movies, paranormal investigations and mediumship sessions for over a century, the Ouija board is normally operated by having participants place a finger on a planchette which then moves between the printed letters and words to spell out a message from beyond the grave.
Operating this particular Ouija board however requires a great deal more than a single finger.
Dubbed 'Ouijazilla', the gargantuan creation is the work of Rick 'Ormortis' Schreck - vice president of the Talking Board Historical Society - who spent the better part of a year putting it together.
Weighing in at 9,000 pounds and measuring 3,168 square feet, the board was put on display this weekend at Salem Common where visitors have been left amazed by its huge size.
The planchette, which alone weighs 400 pounds, is designed to be moved by just one person.
Whether the board will pick up any messages from the other side however remains to be seen.
No, ouija boards have no magicial or evil powers they are not portals, no more so than chutes and ladders or checkers, But haunted, spooky sells and Salem makes huge tourist $$$ from the "witch" stuff so a big old ouija board fits perfectly, its so cheesy campy cool i like it, when people take this stuff too serious it kills the fun, for years my mouse pad was a small ouija board, then i went thumb ball mouse. But on the flip side at some point i can see that certain type make claims this big old ouija board has the biggest spookies....
Agreed. It's a toy, made famous by it's use in Hollywood. Everyone remembers little Regan using her Ouija board to talk to Captain Howdy. What i have to disagree with is your flamboyant dismissal of Chutes and Ladders. That game opened a portal to hell when i played it as a child. To this day i'm still haunted by the spirits it released. But i don't own a camera, so you'll have to just take my word for it.
Its sooo cool to bring negative energy into that many people ,go tourism Salem.They can make it as big as they like, but without the intent it's harmless.
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