Movies like Ouija: Origin of Evil

“Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) is a Cold‑War‑era psychological‑horror that frames a 1967 Los Angeles family séance stunt as its escalating pressure point. Its dramatic core pits a family’s staged spiritual fraud against genuine possession, rendered through high‑contrast chiaroscuro, muted period palette and constricted domestic framing. The film ultimately argues that intimate grief and maternal responsibility are the narrative mechanisms that convert performative belief into moral and psychological stakes.”