On the Seed & Spark site that helped fund this movie, it literally says “The Exorcist convinced the world that Ouija Boards are a dangerous tool that shouldn’t be considered a game, but The Haunting of Hype House wants to make Ouija Boards fun again.”

I mean, as someone who has a list of a few hundred Ouija-based movies, I can agree.

Back in 1969, an unspeakable death took place on a quiet mountainside somewhere around the outskirts of Los Angeles.

Now, Jared Zenith (Matt Farren), a social media star, and his assistant Mike make the vlogs that the internet loves, ones filled with not just pranks but out and out jump scares. Jared’s brother Eric (Michael Salamone) is in town and Jared has some sibling issues to deal with but he’s probably just going to make his brother look like a moron on the internet.

Eric sees something he thinks is an actual supernatural event.

And then out comes the Ouija board.

Farren came up with the idea for this movie in a very simple way: “I came up with this idea THREE YEARS AGO when I thought of one simple question: what if a ghost possessed a really unlikeable guy, and his friends realized they liked the ghost more than their buddy?”

Farren co-directed this with Brandon Douglas and wrote the script. It has some budget issues, sure, but it’s a great idea and the cast is pretty fun. The acting could use a little work, but I can say the same thing for some big budget films.

You can learn more on the official site.

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