Side By Side: OUIJA vs. OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

Welcome to another installment of SIDE BY SIDE, where we dissect the differences and similarities between two films, be it a remake/reboot with its original, a sequel with its original, or two similar movies. This week we will be comparing the lackluster horror film, OUIJA, with its much superior prequel, OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL.  Enjoy!

For a very long time, horror has been my genre of choice, and I'll be honest, I can be a sucker at times for some pretty bad horror flicks.  But even I have limits.  Films like Devil's Due, Annabelle, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2010), Cursed, and the first Ouija film, all surpassed that limit.  These are horror films where I just couldn't overlook the bad, which prevented me from experiencing any real enjoyment while watching them.

Movie Review: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

Ouija: Origin of Evil is the prequel to the 2014 film Ouija produced by Blumhouse Productions. This iteration is directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Parker Mack, and Henry Thomas. The film follows the story of the Zander family in the late 1960s after the death of the father in their family as they perform faked séances for money. At one point, the mother purchases a Ouija board to add to the act and the youngest daughter, Doris (Lulu Wilson), connects to actual spirits via the board and, as expected things devolve.