We start off Supernatural Season 2, Episode 1 "In My Time of Dying" with a big bang.. or wreck, whatever. We dance the Planchette Polka while diving into the history of the Ouija board and the real story behind the Exorcist.
Let’s go on a field trip!
“Ghosts in the Machine”
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Sources:
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- http://mysteriousplanchette.com/Manu_Portal/kirbyandco.html
- https://mysteriousplanchette.blogspot.com/2013/03/planchette-polka-little-plank-in.html
- https://museumoftalkingboards.com/dials.html
- https://museumoftalkingboards.com/history.html
- https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-dark-and-fascinating-history-of-the-ouija-board-baltimore-origins/
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ouija-7eleven
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- http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html
- http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/2.01_In_My_Time_of_Dying
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