Witchboard

1986

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

16
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 9360 9.4K

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Plot summary

Playing around with a Ouija board, a trio of friends succeeds in contacting the spirit of a young boy. Trouble begins when the evil spirit, Malfeitor, takes over one of their bodies.

Director

Kevin Tenney Photo
Kevin Tenney

Top cast

Todd Allen Photo
Todd Allen as Jim Morar
Rose Marie Photo
Rose Marie as Mrs. Moses
Tawny Kitaen Photo
Tawny Kitaen as Linda Brewster
Kathleen Wilhoite Photo
Kathleen Wilhoite as Zarabeth
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
753.55 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 1
1.44 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by killerreviewscom 7 / 10

A fun, nostalgic 80's Ouija classic. A smashing good time.

Reviewed by AlsExGal 6 / 10

Make it a 6.5!

People have been pretty hard on this film, and I have to admit my expectations going into it were rather low. Especially when you consider it was written/directed by somebody I had never heard of with a nearly anonymous cast including a leading lady named Tawny Kitaen (Tawny Kitten???). But overall I was impressed. With a modest budget of two million dollars this independent film managed to produce a small profit back in 1986.Rather than being a boring gore fest with wooden acting, as were so many of the 80s horror films, this one keeps you engaged with suspense, camera technique, and an interesting score written by a relative of the obscure writer/director. In fact you might classify this film as horror/mystery, as it is not at all clear exactly what is going on until the end.The film opens on a party with Brandon, who seems to be an intellectual snob, talking about the spirit world. He brings out his ouija board and gets his ex-girlfriend, Linda, interested in contacting the spirit of a ten year old boy, David, that he has contacted frequently. A rather jealous Jim - Linda's current boyfriend - makes snide remarks during the session, apparently angering the spirit and causing it to slash Brandon's tires.Linda asks to borrow the ouija board for a few days. She soon becomes obsessed with it and her behavior becomes erratic. Also, there is a sudden rash of what could be accidental deaths, maybe murders of people close to Jim. And by close to him I mean he is nearby when they happen to the point where he could have been killed too. In each case the cause of the accident/death involves an axe, and Jim's hammer/axe combo that he uses at his job on the construction site has gone missing. This causes Jim to be dogged by the most annoying homicide detective in the history of the world. What goes on here? Has David become a malevolent spirit? And if so what does he want? Watch and find out.This one has pretty good acting including some good scenes between Jim and Brandon as the source of the tension between them is explored, as well as the history of their friendship. I'd recommend it.Look out for Rose Marie of the Dick Van Dyke show in a small role as Jim and Linda's landlady.
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