The Ouija Board

The Ouija Board. A Board game manufactured by Parker Bros. A game of harmless fun or a portal to the spiritual world. Much has been written about this game of intrigue. And the questions that surround this game are becoming more and more relevant to the postmodern world in which we live.

   Recent developments involve a film on the drawing board which undoubtedly will minimize the dangers of playing this game. From the website, slashfilm.com comes this preview:

For everyone out there who has ever participated in a late-night slumber party, examined the Ouija board game during an intense sharing session, and thought to themselves “This board game could be the basis for a kickass movie,” I have two things to say: 1) What on earth is wrong with you? and 2) Good news! Although we first reported on a Ouija-based film way back in May 2008, Producer Brad Fuller recently informed Sci Fi Wire that he’s very close to hiring a “very high-level” writer to draft a script for Platinum Dunes’ Ouija-themed film. While promoting Friday the 13th, Fuller explained, “I don’t think we’ve closed the deal, so I can’t say, but we’ve got a very high-level writer to write that, and we start writing it, I think, within the month.”

Brad Fuller has made a very lucrative career out of re-making classic horror films: From The Amityville Horror all the way through to next week’s Friday the 13th (not to mention the upcoming Nightmare on Elm Street), Fuller has proven that he knows how to re-package old school horror for modern day audiences. But as he’s now about to tackle a Ouija-based film, it seems to me that his success has gone to his head.
Fuller also revealed that the Ouija film will be “a huge movie. That’s a big, big, big thing. … It’s more of a, like, Pirates of the Caribbean adventure story, with a Ouija board at the center of it.” Well, I guess that sounds like it could be good. I mean, if they could make a stirring adventure at the high seas based off a Disney theme park ride, then maybe a movie based on a board game with no characters, no story, and no gameplay to speak of could also be good, right? Wrong. (Although to be fair, this movie will probably be as good as all previous Ouija-related outings.)

This new film will expose millions of teens and young adults to this dangerous game. This is a game that inevitably leads to serious involvement within the super-natural worlds and the danger of entertaining demons. In the following days, I will trace the history and the known cases of demon oppression and possession resulting from involvement with the Ouija Board.