Episode 291: Zozo the Ouija Board Demon
For over a century, the Oujia board has been both a silly slumber party game and a portal into the unknown. But in 2009, one man conjured a supernatural force that has since been experienced by countless others the world over. Is this just the case of a viral urban legend, or has something more sinister been unleashed? This week’s episode is Zozo the Ouija Board Demon.
SOURCES
Book: The Zozo Phenomenon by Darren Evans: https://amzn.to/31Fwg24
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'I Am Zozo,' Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_zozo
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Society for Psychical Research: https://www.spr.ac.uk/
The Creepy History Of The Ouija Board Demon, Zozo, Bustle: https://www.bustle.com/life/what-is-zozo-read-this-before-you-ever-touch-a-ouija-board-again-12197819
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The 'Zozo' Demon's Bizarre Connections to Ouija, Led Zeppelin, and the Slender Man, Thrillist: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/zozo-demon-history-ouija-board
The Zozo Ouija Phenomenon, Official Blog of Zozologist Darren Evans: http://zozotheouijaspirit.blogspot.com/
Used a ouija board for the first time and contacted ZoZo; need advice/an answer for what happened, R/OuijaBoards: https://www.reddit.com/r/ouijaboards/comments/ivv14a/used_a_ouija_board_for_the_first_time_and/
Watch 'I Am Zozo' Online, MovieFone: https://www.moviefone.com/movie/i-am-zozo/10130033/where-to-watch/
Who Is Zozo, The Demonic Spirit Supposedly Summoned Through Ouija Boards?, All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/zozo-demon
Zozo: A Demonic Ouija Board Phenomenon, Stranger Dimensions: https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2014/08/19/zozo-ouija-board-phenomenon/
Zozo Demon (episode), Ghost Adventures Wiki: https://ghostadventures.fandom.com/wiki/Zozo_Demon_(episode)
Zozo Demon, Ghost Adventures - Season 9, Episode 3: https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/episodes/zozo-demon
Zozo Demon Preview, Travel Channel: https://www.travelchannel.com/videos/zozo-demon-preview-0227308
