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The Ouija Experiment (2011) poster

2011 · horror · supernatural

The Ouija Experiment

Directed by Israel Luna1h 28m2011

Based on true events, five friends who fall prey to the evil entities of the Ouija board. As they set about filming their experimental session, what starts out as bit of fun, soon escalates into a terrifying series of events as paranoia and personal demons are revealed…. and recorded.

Our read: The Ouija Experiment (2011) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Heavy, kinetic, measured horror / supernatural, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb3.24k
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • intense
  • bleak
  • cold
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How The Ouija Experiment feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want cheap found-footage horror where an Ouija session summons real evil.”

ends unsettlingit leaves you shakengrabs you earlygrips by minute 4attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violencejump scares

Skip it tonight — Skip if shaky cam and standard possession scares feel more annoying than fun.

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