The Mystery of Patience Worth
Was Patience Worth really a spirit?
4.4 (18)
45 mins
Discover the strange story of Patience Worth, a supposed spirit who allegedly began communicating through Pearl Curran during séances in St. Louis in 1913. Explore how Curran produced poems, novels, and thousands of pages of writing attributed to the mysterious entity, despite having no apparent literary training.
Ep 1:
The Housewife and the Haunted Board
An ordinary Saint Louis housewife idly plays with a Ouija board—and unleashes the voice of a 17th-century ghost named Patience Worth, launching a mystery no one can explain.
Ep 2:
From Parlor Trick to Literary Sensation
Patience Worth's words spill from parlor game into literary phenomenon, drawing journalists, skeptics, and psychologists eager to expose—or explain—the uncanny genius flowing through Pearl Curran.
Ep 3:
Ghost, Genius, or Something Else?
As fame fades into controversy and loss, the case of Patience Worth is finally weighed: ghost, hidden genius, or something stranger still—an answer that never quite arrives.
Discussions (5)
Sally
Level 4 · 1 week agoA bored housewife with a Ouija board accidentally out-wrote half the literary establishment. Honestly iconic behaviour.
Daniel
Level 5 · 1 week agoPearl had no writing background and produced genius level work. Still blows my mind.
George
Level 9 · 1 week agoPearl had zero literary background, confirmed by multiple sources.
