Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

Director: Mike Flanagan

Starring: Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas

In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business, inviting an evil presence into their home.

I actually thought this film was better than the original. Just as the first film, this one carries a lot of emotion and longing for a loved one. It is not melodramatic or overbearing, though, and is nicely intertwined with the horror elements. Suspense is always that much more enjoyable than gore in a horror film and this one has the scares and the suspense and it is rather disturbing as well, as the little girl gets more and more possessed. The effects are really great – quite stunning, actually.

The film was a huge box office success, earning nearly $82 million on a $12 million budget.