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How and why it works, plus lots of revealing sound examples from celebrities and politicians. Downright eerie!

The Phenomenon of Reverse Speech
Are there hidden messages and meanings in the things we say that can only be understood when heard in reverse? Or is the phenomenon just an interesting illusion?

Backmask Online
Although backmasking isn't reverse speech as the phenomenon is defined, but these examples of what one can hear in various rock recordings (placed there intentionally or no) are interesting.

Clinton Sex Scandal Reversals
Dozens of speech reversals from President Clinton, perhaps revealing his true feelings about the Oval Office scandals.

Current Events and Reversals
This page presents reverse speech from people currently in the news.

Demon-Haunted Sentence
Skeptical Inquirer offers a "skeptical analysis of reverse speech" saying that "accepting this pseudoscience could prove tragic."

Hidden Language
Subtitled, "Accessing the unconscious through reverse speech therapy," this article explains how RS might be used to diagnose certain disorders.

The Hidden Message
Speech reversals about UFO sightings and encounters. With transcripts and sound files in RealAudio format.

JonBenet Ramsey
Here are some reversals from an interview with John and Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's parents.

O.J. Simpson Reversals
Reverse speech taken from an interview with O.J. just two days after the murders took place. Is O.J. confessing... backwards?

Reverse Speech
This is THE reverse speech Web site. Includes lots of examples in .wav, RealAudio, and downloadable file formats.

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