MY CALL: This sequel will leave fans of Witchboard (1986) disappointed. This may not be unwatchable by any means, but it’s not good either. MORE MOVIES LIKE Witchboard 2: Witchboard (1986) was actually a good movie; whereas this sequel is not. For more quality “Ouija horror”, I’d skip Ouija (2014) altogether and go right to Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016).
The very day she moves into her new apartment in the city, Paige (Ami Dolenz; Ticks, Pumpkinhead II, Children of the Night) stumbles across a Ouija board and, of course, uses it immediately to talk to whatever entity from the “other side” is there… and she makes contact with a spirit called Susan.
Right away, the writing and acting is a distinct step below the original Witchboard (1986)—which was really good! This sequel may not measure up, but at least it’s not overly hokey. Our haunting comes with a lot of “ghost’s eye view” POV shots and poltergeisty telekinesis. Thankfully, this spirit kills the sexually harassing handyman. Unthankfully, it’s not in very cinematically showy fashion. Yup, another movie with lame death scenes—and this was the “better” death scene of the movie.
Paige comes to find that her undead roommate may not be who she claims to be, and the cheap effects continue. A shattered mirror is the special effects highlight of the first 50 minutes of this movie. Still, and I mean this, it could be a lot worse. It’s surprisingly watchable given how lame it is in the effects department. A bit boring, but not awful.
Like any weak sequel, this movie re-explains all the “Ouija rules” and is essentially a re-hashing of the previous plot. Overall, it would be fair to say it’s pretty lame. The possession at the end amounts to nothing interesting, nothing shocking, and nothing fun. Maybe one “okay” swing of a pick-ax transpires, if I’m forced to pick a highlight. And how do we defeat evil? Destroy the Ouija board? Barf!
Not gonna’ lie. I’m somewhat baffled that this was made by the same writer and director (Kevin Tenney; Night of the Demons, Witchboard, The Cellar) that did part 1. What happened? Part 1 was great. And then Tenney went on to do Night of the Demons (1988), which was awesome. But then he returns to do this sequel and the movie is… crap. It may not be unwatchable. But comparing these two movies (part 1 and 2) feels like comparing a worthy horrorsmith to a clumsy student filmmaker with no vision.
