Well, it's a mixed bag. There are those who swear by their Ouija board encounters being paranormal. They talk about how the board seemed to have a life of its own. But there are also rational explanations. Maybe the stories are just a result of our natural inclination to find the mysterious in the mundane. People might be influenced by the general spookiness associated with Ouija boards and misinterpret normal things as paranormal.
In many real Ouija board stories, users claim to have had spooky experiences. For example, the planchette moving on its own. But scientifically, it could be due to involuntary muscle movements of the people using it. The idea of a spirit moving it is more of a superstitious belief.
Some people believe Ouija boards are real. There are stories of people getting strange messages through them. For example, a group of friends once used a Ouija board and it spelled out the name of a deceased relative no one had mentioned before. However, from a scientific perspective, the movement of the planchette is likely due to the ideomotor effect, where involuntary muscle movements make it seem like there's some supernatural force at work.
There was a story where a woman used a Ouija board in her basement. She said she made contact with a spirit who claimed to be from the 1800s. The spirit gave her details about her past life. However, this can be explained by the fact that our minds are full of stored information. Maybe she had read something about the 1800s before and her subconscious brought it out during the Ouija board session. Also, the movement could be just random muscle twitches that seemed to form meaningful words.
There was a family that found an old Ouija board in their attic. When they tried it, they contacted what they thought was a friendly spirit at first. But then it turned dark, with cold drafts suddenly filling the room and the pointer spelling out threatening messages. They quickly got rid of the Ouija board, fearing for their safety. It seems that once you open that door to the spirit world, you can't always control what comes through.
I heard from a friend who used a Ouija board at a sleepover. They asked it some simple questions like 'is there a ghost here?' and it replied 'yes'. Then they heard strange noises outside the room, like scratching on the door. They all got so scared that they stopped using it right away.
There's a story where a group of friends used a Ouija board in an old abandoned house. They asked if there was a spirit present and the planchette spelled 'GET OUT'. That's pretty scary right there.
In a particularly interesting story from the top ten, a man used a Ouija board hoping to talk to his deceased father. At first, he got some general answers that could have been coincidences. But then, the Ouija board spelled out a very specific memory that only his father and he knew. It was about a fishing trip they took when he was a child. This made him believe that there might be something more to the Ouija board than just a game. However, he also realized that it was a very unpredictable and potentially dangerous way to try to communicate with the other side.
No, they aren't. The Paranormal Activity movies are fictional works designed to scare and entertain audiences.
Some people claim that during Ouija board sessions, they've had strange experiences like the planchette moving on its own. It could be due to the ideomotor effect, where subconscious muscle movements cause the movement, rather than any supernatural force.
There was a story where a girl used a Ouija board alone at night. She asked if there was a spirit present, and the planchette moved to 'yes'. Then it started spelling out really creepy things like 'leave now'. She felt a cold breeze and got really scared. She threw the Ouija board away and never touched one again. It could be that the power of suggestion made her imagine things, but it was still a very scary experience for her.
Most likely not. Ouija scary stories are often just that - stories. The Ouija board is a game, and while it can seem spooky when the planchette moves, it's usually just the subconscious movements of the users. People tend to get scared because of the superstition around it.