Well, at age 18, she married Henry Duncan, a wounded war veteran, and together the pair had six children. While they were struggling to provide for the large family and Helen, encouraged by her husband, began holding Seances and recalling spirits. Well, pretty soon she was traveling across Britain, hosting Seances and bringing comfort to grieving families who could speak to their dead loved ones who were in the spirit world. One of her tricks was to produce a slimy otherworldly substance. It was known as ectoplasm