Review of Ouija (2014) by Faith K — 07 Apr 2016

The beginning of this film right away tries to extract an eerie atmosphere of dread. The person watching does not know why the girl just threw the ouija board in the fire but it makes them want to keep watching because it gives a feeling of mystery. Following the Buring of the ouija board we learn the young girl's name is Debbie, the movie then takes a stereo typical but still scary turn. The evil spirit takes over Debbie's body and kills her. Debbie's friends refuse to believe she would do this to herself, so they vow to find the truth. Then Lane, Debbie's closest friend, finds a video of her using the board alone. Debbie knew not to use a Ouija Board alone but did it anyway. This is where the film goes off the rails. The standard horror-movie elements come out, involving ghosts, zombie-like trances and violent, exorcist like actions. Little is left to the imagination, which is what makes this so scary.

As you get deeper into the movie you will find more suspense. For example a Ouija Board is pretty simple, but the filmmakers had to add a little detail not included in the original Ouija Board. In the film, if you look through the ?window? of the planchette, you actually can see dead people. This adds another layer of terror when it is not only things jumping out to scare you, but actual scary images of dead character. Most horror movies just put one or the other but the filmmakers of Ouija did an outstanding job with combining both. So If you enjoy horror films I would highly recommend this movie for teens or young adults.