Planchette

Ouija board at a party, Alice is convinced to bring one home and incorporate it into her readings. Soon after she figures out a way to manipulate the board to her liking, Doris takes a curiosity to this new prop for the family business. Revealing too much more would give away a great deal of what lies in the second half of the film, but let's just say Doris becomes connected to the Ouija board in ways Alice could never have anticipated. Flanagan does not shy away from showing us prolonged moments of terror, as opposed to the slap-and-run jump scares so many movies rely on nowadays. Here, he drills down deep into the terror of the supernatural, allowing us a peek or two behind the curtain into a terrifying otherworld, viewable through the planchette glass. And as Lina recognizes that Doris is changing and engaging in some increasingly odd behavior, Alice feels new connections are being made and healing can begin for the family. Ouija: Origin of Evil focuses on grief and loss, but also the fact that things in the dark can sometimes be pretty damn scary. And while Flanagan and Howard do toss in a few jump scares, the difference here is that where a lot of directors go for the cheap pop and shock and awe, Flanagan understands that we are still freaked out after that jolt of a jump. Moments here linger for just long enough to make the movie fan within us smile, then become uncomfortable, and our hearts to simultaneously beat out of our chests. A bizarre, somewhat convoluted…

Having a paranormal experience can be bloodcurdling, but it can also be a phenomenal experience to look back on. When I was about thirteen years old, I had my first experience with a Ouija board. A Ouija board is used to communicate with people that are no longer among the living. I was with my uncle Elvis, who is my mother’s brother. My uncle took me to his friend’s apartment, and at that moment he pulled out what appeared to be a very ancient Ouija board. My uncle tried to “warm it up” by…

in the game. "Okay... are there any spirits here that would like to communicate at all? Let us know? Maybe?" The girls exchanged excited glances as the planchette slowly began to move, settling on the area of the board marked ‘yes’, immediately followed by a string of giggling from all of the girls. “Bryn is cheating!” Dara called, sure she had felt the other girl move the planchette…

The Ouija Board is known as a talking board from the late eighteenth century for a novelty toy. It is merely a large board that has the alphabet, numerals, and a planchette to guide over the board. It has been known by many names throughout its history, but when the Parker Brothers' at Hasbro coined the named “Ouija” it stuck ever since. Its purpose from the early beginning of its journey was to decipher messages from the mysterious beyond through its letters and numbers and a pivot tool. Since…

She placed the tips of her fingers on the sides of the planchette, barely touching the piece, just as Viviana had instructed her to do. Before Angela had left the shop, there were a lot of instructions the old psychic had given, and Angela understood each one. Some were confusing, but she would come to these as she needed them. Clearing her throat, she could feel the light of the candles surrounding her and it was comforting. There was a certain warmth to the light, despite the frigidness that…

Once he got home, he went straight to his room. He didn't bother with talking to his family because they didn't have the answers he needed. Gerard cleared a spot off his desk and pulled the dirty Ouija board from his bag, setting it down. He took it out of the box, and the room was suddenly freezing. It was like Gerard had stepped outside into a snow storm without clothes on. He shivered, but he was determined. "I'd like to speak with Frank," Gerard spoke. He sat there in absolute silence,…

A gentle breeze starts blowing, giving the air a little chill. Wanda shivers as she continues asking questions. The two hoped they could find out what happened to the children forty years ago. "So he kidnapped you, took you to the house?" Rebecca asks. The Ouija planchette moves to yes. "Did he do anything sexual to you?" Wanda asks. The small plastic object moved to no. "How many did he murder?" The planchette moved to one. "Just one?" Rebecca asked, knowing the police found eleven decomposed…

doesn't just curl up in a ball and do nothing. Well, she just curl up in a ball for a little while, but she gets up and does something to try to catch the ghost that killed her best friend. I know the theme is responsibility. Cameron, Sophie's cousin, pretty much took care of his little sister, Wireless, when their mother was admitted into a mental hospital. I think another theme in this book would be don't judge a book by its cover, in this case a person. I say this because during the book so…

Mrs. Montague and Arthur communicate with ghosts and spirits through a planchette. The spirit, which is apparently speaking up for Eleanor, repeats the word “home” and “lost”. Arthur says, “Like a word, and use it over and over, just for the sound it,” (142). The spirit in Hill House knows that Eleanor loves the word “home” because that is what she desperately desires. She is still waiting for a rightful home and family. Eleanor is also lost in the world because she does not know her true self…

mother. The library which represents the womb is the last place where she feels the love she longs for, the library is her gateway to the trapped door that leads to her not existing at all which is actually the home she craves. Hence, the only way to get ‘home’ is through the library which is the tomb to preconception. Shirley Jackson projects Eleanor’s opinion of freedom in the text on page 132 ; “so unfortunate as not to be rooted in the ground ,forced to go from one place to another…