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Ouija ending explained – Starring the ensemble cast of Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, the movie revolves around the eponymous game played on an Ouija board that summons demonic spirits.
Last Updated: 08.51 PM, Jun 05, 2024
Stiles White’s directorial debut Ouija is a supernatural horror film that emerged as a box office hit. Starring the ensemble cast of Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, and Bianca A. Santos in prominent roles, the movie revolves around the eponymous game played on an Ouija board. If you’re wondering about its unique ending that kept viewers on the edge of their toes, here’s a quick explanation.
Ouija plot
The plot revolves around two best friends, Debbie Galardi and Laine Morris, as their lives take a sinister turn when their childish mistake becomes their worst nightmare. Ouija begins with a childhood flashback and switches back to the present day, where Debbie throws away the board but begins to experience weird things. Later, Debbie is shown to be possessed by some evil spirit and commits suicide by hanging herself.
Debbie’s sudden death shocks everyone, especially Laine, who is heartbroken and becomes anxious to seek the truth behind her mysterious demise. She convinces her group of friends, including her boyfriend Trevor, sister Sarah, Isabelle, and Pete. They all gather at Debbie’s house to communicate with her dead spirit, but strange things distract everyone, and they all break the rules of the game. The first one was unwittingly playing in a graveyard, as Debbie’s house is built on one. And they ran away without saying goodbye, thus breaking another rule.
In a series of tragic events, different friends are killed one by one, with only the major characters remaining as they fight back against the odds.
Who survives the evil spirit in Ouija?
The surprise ending reveals that Doris is the evil spirit and is the reason why everyone in the group was brutally killed. In the end, both Laine and Sarah team up to battle against the demonic Doris as they follow their grandmother’s advice to defeat Doris by burning her dead body along with the board game. After a series of cat-and-mouse chases, the sisters emerge victorious as they stop Doris by burning her and the board before the clock runs out and possesses them. The ending also features Debbie’s ghost helping her best friend Laine and Sarah defeat Doris.
However, Ouija had a confusing ending as it did not offer much closure to a lot of points, including the scene where Laine watches the planchette. Even Doris’ backstory or the rules weren’t given much screen time.
In a post-credit scene, Laine is shocked to find the planchette back at her home after it was burned by her. Later, she holds it and looks through it as the movie ends on a cliffhanger, and viewers are left wondering if she saw something evil or not.
How does Doris’ sister betray Laine?
This 2014 film made a stir with its convoluted plot and twisted ending. The climax showcases Laine and Pete digging up the mysterious past of Debbie’s house. Their research reveals that a family used to live there in the past, and the young daughter named Doris Zander went missing. However, her elder sister is currently in a psychiatric hospital and is the sole survivor of that family. She reveals to Laine that in order to get over this deadly game, they need to find Doris’ dead body, which is hidden in a chamber, and unstitch her sewed mouth while fighting her mother’s evil spirit.
Despite Doris' mother's protests, they proceed, as per the elder Zander sibling. Things take a horrific turn when Pete is possessed and killed. Thus, hinting at the betrayal of Zander and unfolding the sinister truth about Doris’ evilness.
Ouija is currently streaming on Netflix and JioCinema.