Ghosts. What’s your opinion on the subject? For me, ghosts represent a variety of ideas, ranging from terrifying-to-sad-to-happy-to-absurd. What makes a ghost, why do people believe in them, why are they hanging around, and why do people want to meet one? Those are a few of the questions that run through my mind, every time someone brings up the subject. Personally, I love talking about ghosts, reading about ghosts, hearing about ghosts… Ghosts are just a fun time for me… Except for when it comes to the devise designed for speaking to them; The Ouija Board. When I was 7 or 8, I read a ghost story that involved a Ouija Board that essentially led to the kids in the story being brutally murdered by some pissed-off ghost. After that story, I stopped reading ghost stories for a while. But being the horror fiend that I am, I eventually had to go back. But if anyone ever brings up a Ouija board, I’m always quick to say, “Not in my house.” It’s amazing what fiction can do the mind, but I’ve never regretted reading that story. Today, I want to talk to you about a different Ouija story…

I admit that this isn’t so much a story as it is a transcript. Last week, a little faded book (intentional) caught my eye on the NEW THIS WEEK stand. The Complete Ouija Interviews, by Sarah Becan, is a collection of various interviews with ghosts that were to have taken place on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts with a Ouija board. When I picked up the book, I flipped it open and stopped on a conversation between Sarah, her brother David, and a ghost girl by the name of Naomi. According to Naomi, she was murdered by what I can only assume was a pedophile. Naomi was 10 years old at the time of her death, and her murderer was 21. Aparently, the murder was over Naomi liking a boy that was her own age, and Stephan, the murderer, killed her and the boy for it. When the conversation began, Naomi was looking for the other boy, calling out with his name. The boy’s name was David, and that made for an interesting bit of dialogue, seeing as one of the interviewer’s names was David as well. But this story brought emotions of sadness, anger, and delight as this innocent little girl spoke to the interviewers. After that, I just had to own the book.

The interior of the book is designed to mimic that of a Ouija board. Each page features a panel that includes the moon and the sun, as well as a cute-ish depiction of the the spirit that the interviews are speaking with. Above the main panel is a smaller box that features the dialogue from the humans towards the spirits. The design of the spirits are pretty fun too. I’m reminded of a Tim Burton-y/Hot Topic feel… Which, under normal circumstances, would make me pass on the book… However, here, it seems and feels appropriate, after all, this is a fun book, not a dark one. Anyway, whether or not you believe in ghosts or whether you can communicate with them, The Complete Ouija Interviews is no doubt a fun conversation piece. In fact, I learned an absolutely awful joke from one of the ghosts, I’ve been sharing that joke with other people and no one has laughed yet. It’s great. So come on down, pick up the book, then leave it on your coffee table for others to see. Then sit back and wait for the fun to begin.

-Fleet

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