Supernatural Machines
The History of Spirit Communication Devices
$74.10
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2026
Summary
Supernatural Machines is a groundbreaking visual history of the devices invented to speak with the dead.
From the spectral raps of the Fox Sisters to the rise of the Ouija board, Brandon Hodge guides readers through two centuries of spiritual innovation—exploring the haunted technologies born from our longing to pierce the veil between life and death. A unique fusion of esoteric history, visual culture, and ghost story, this richly illustrated, large-format v…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798337404097 |
|---|---|
| Author: | David Brandon Hodge |
| Publisher: | Insight Editions |
| Imprint: | Insight Editions |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.20kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 235mm |
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About The Author
David Brandon Hodge
David Brandon Hodge is a historian, collector, and author specializing in the history of spirit communication devices. He is the founder of MysteriousPlanchette.com and curator of the world’s largest archive of séance artifacts. His research has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine and Paranormal Review.
Hodge has served as a consultant for museums and exhibitions worldwide, including the Supernatural America exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum’s Conjuring the Spirit World exhibit. He has also appeared on prominent programs as an expert on the occult, including Oddities, Mysteries at the Museum, and Expedition Files.
He served as historical consultant and provided séance artifacts for Rick Alverson’s film The Mountain and Lasse Hellström’s biopic Hilma. Hodge is also a respected game designer and lecturer, known for his horror-themed scenarios and his work with Atlas Obscura and Coast to Coast AM.
He owns and operates Monkey See, Monkey Do! toy store and Big Top Candy Shop in Austin, Texas, where he lives with his two children, Jack and Elliot, and the ghosts of several cats.
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