Episode 160: Board Games are Terrifying
Do NOT touch the planchette.
This week, Matty & Andrew are rolling the dice on board game horror — from the real-life Ouija board possession case that inspired The Exorcist, to the brief and genuinely unsettling history of board games that have ended in actual murder (Yahtzee, we're looking at you), to a close reading of games so offensive they were banned outright.
And then we watched some movies. 🍿🎲
🎬 OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL — Mike Flanagan does the impossible and makes a Hasbro prequel genuinely terrifying. 1967 Los Angeles. One very bad Ouija session. A nine-year-old girl who will haunt your dreams.
🎬 BEYOND THE GATES — Two brothers clean out their missing dad's video store and find a VCR board game that may hold the key to his disappearance. The concept? Chef's kiss. The execution? We have notes.
Plus: Horror in Real Life, Whatcha Been Watchin' Bitch, and a closing game of making classic board games gay and horror-themed (you're going to want to play along).
