Ouija: Origin of Evil came out Oct. 21 and it is the sequel/prequel to the movie, Ouija that came out in 2014. For viewers that have not seen the first movie, Origin of Evil is a basic crash course over the history of the Ouija board and the events that took place before the first movie. The film does an effective job of transitioning the events of the past, which is seen in the Ouija: Origin of Evil to present time Ouija.

This film takes place in the suburbs of the 50s, following a family that has recently lost a member the father figure of their family. Granted the mother is left behind with debt and has a fortune telling job to pay the bills. In doing so she scams people by making it seem like they can contact their lost ones through another realm, but in reality her daughters, Lina Zander and Doris Zander are the ones doing the scaring behind the scenes. Seeing as their business is going slow, mother Alice Zander buys a Ouija board to see if it can bring any sort of clientele.

Although the Ouija board does bring some clientele the Zander get into deeper trouble when younger sister, Doris is compelled to use the board to contact their deceased father instead, to help them out financially. In doing so continually to help contact their clientele’s deceased, they open the doors to another realm in which Doris is possessed and is consecutively up to no good.

Older sister Lina finds papers in Doris’s room with unidentifiable dialect in which she takes to her school principal, Tom Hogan, who happens to be a priest at the school Lina and Doris attends. Father Tom presents the writing to Mrs. Zander who realizes the damage the Ouija board has cost them in the end.

Mishap happens when Doris finds out what they are up to and causes a riot while the group tries to find her. In the process the viewers will see the unraveling history of the house and the possession of Doris, plus the overlapping events of the hanging, which happened in both movies and the finding of the Ouija board in the which reappears in the first movie.

The movie results in the death of Father Hogan who tried to kill Mrs. Zander due to his possession and Doris who was killed by her sister Lina in order to stop the mayhem Doris possession started. In doing so Lina gets possessed and framed for the death of her all three victims leading to her institution in a psychiatric hospital. It would seem like Lina is still possessed after months of being questioned over the whereabouts of her sister’s body. Finally the ending scene is shows Lina confronted by her doctor, the door of her ward between them and then suddenly the possessed version of Doris attacks the doctor from above.

Ouija: Origin of Evil is rated PG-13 and was written and directed by Mike Flanagan. According to Rotten Tomatoes the film was rated and certified 82% fresh which differs from the original movie, Ouija was rated 7% rotten by critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

Overall Ouija: Origin of Evil gives the viewer a feeling of incompletion making the viewer want to know more at the end. The film is suspenseful and although the first movie Ouija was flawed and negatively reviewed by critics, Ouija: Origin of Evil is something new and refreshing to look forwards to.