Ouija: Origin of Evil is an upcoming 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Mike Flanagan and co-written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard. It is a prequel to the 2014 film Ouija, and will feature an entirely different cast from that of the first film, starring Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, and Alexis G. Zall. The film is produced by Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes, and Hasbro. It is scheduled to be released on October 21, 2016 by Universal Pictures.