Ouija: Origins of Evil Review

Ouija: Origins of Evil Review

From Horror Movie Talk by Horror Movie Talk: Horror Movie Review

April 8, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

The episode reviews the film Ouija: Origins of Evil, discussing its plot and the director's previous works.

Synopsis In this prequel to the movie Ouija, we are given a family struggling to make a quick buck in the 1960s as spiritual mediums. But they aren’t just any regular spiritual mediums….they are frauds. Which I guess actually just makes them regular old spiritual mediums. But when 9 year old Doris discovers that she can speak to the dead for real using a ouija board the family business starts booming. As Doris’s spiritual talents begin to take on a sinister tone, the question on everyone’s mind becomes “who or what is Doris really talking to?” Review of Ouija: Origins of Evil I’ve been giving Ouija: Origins of Evil a hard time lately, because I remembered it being very bad. But then I rewatched it. And its still pretty bad. But not quite as bad as I remembered it being. The movie is directed by Mike Flannagan, a director who has brought us incredible movies and Tv shows such as The Haunting of Hill House , Hush , Gerald’s Game, Oculus, Doctor Sleep , and my personal favorite Midnight Mass. He has thoroughly proven himself to me as a director who can create something scary as well as emotionally impactful. This movie is not that. Its extremely cookie cutter, and…

Topics covered

  • Ouija
  • horror
  • film review
  • spiritual mediums

Keywords

  • prequel
  • 1960s
  • fraud
  • Doris
  • sinister

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ouija: Origins of Evil, Ouija, The Haunting of Hill House, Hush, Gerald’s Game, Oculus, Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass.

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