We make dolls in our image, give them names, and invite them into our homes. But across centuries of folklore, human shaped figures have carried a darker possibility: what happens when the thing we created begins to have a will of its own?

Bloody Mary is the legendary figure said to appear when her name is repeated into a mirror. But who, or what is she, where did the ritual come from, and why have generations of children dared each other to summon her?

Discover the Ouija board’s origins, the people who created it, and how Helen Peters gave this famous talking board its mysterious name.