This is actually a prequel to the 2014 film, so they’re taking this story back to the beginning; how it all started, with the same house but 50 years earlier. Elizabeth Reaser is a single mom raising her two daughters played by Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson. They run a seance scam business to make a living but when they unwittingly invite an evil spirit into their home which then possesses the youngest daughter, this becomes the struggle to save her and drive the demon away.
There’s so much to like about OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL. Well, for one, it’s set in the ‘60s, so that in and of itself provides a very interesting style in terms of the actors’ outfit and hair, it’s like watching ‘Mad Men’ all over again, I’ll never get over how much effort people put into the clothes they wear just to go to the supermarket back in that era. There’s also heart in this story, the kids lost their dad, the wife lost her husband, the priest lost his wife, and and so that hole in their souls forms a foundation for why each of them has a longing or desire to speak with their dead loved ones. The reason why they can be taken advantage of by the spirit, totally makes sense, because they are at the most vulnerable point in their lives and looking for answers, unable to let go.
And because this is a prequel, at the end you’ll see how the story and the characters connect to the previous installment, I won’t spoil it here for you, but you’ll be able to make that connection without a problem. I think what essentially makes OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL scary is Lulu Wilson’s character, Doris Zander. Horror genre has a history of little creepy kids doing bloody gory things on screen, but there’s something in Lulu’s performance in that she’s able to get your guard down, so when the frightening moments do come in, they become all the more effective. And unexpectedly, I might add. You’ll jitter, your pulse will keep pounding, you’ll close your eyes with your hands but with a few fingers open, and all the while you feel for the struggle of this family, you’re invested in them. OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL is one of this year’s best horror films in my book.
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