When OUIJA came out in 2014, it didn’t seem to make a big impression on audiences, but it did do well enough to warrant a sequel ($100 million worldwide gross on a meager $5 million budget). But it seems like lately we’re starting to see a surge in period piece horror films. THE CONJURING movies have had big success with that aspect. So the sequel to OUIJA has become a prequel set in the 60s, going back to the beginning of the evil boards origins. In this story, Elizabeth Reaser (THE TWILIGHT SAGA) portrays a phony psychic medium with two daughters (Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson). When she gets them a Ouija board, they unwittingly wake up an evil presence. Mike Flanagan (OCULUS) directs this outing, which also features Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Doug Jones and Lin Shaye. Check out the trailer and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale as the follow-up to 2014’s sleeper hit that opened at number one. In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
