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Witchboard

1986 · 98 min · Director: Kevin Tenney ★ IMDb 5.7 · 9,666 ratings

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At a party, a guest brings out a Ouija board, and they attempt to contact a spirit he knows. The spirit does appear, but it becomes apparent to the one who brought the Ouija board that this is an evil spirit that is impersonating his spirit, and despite warnings not to use the board alone, a woman uses it alone, and becomes harassed by the evil spirit, his goal to possess her so he can walk the earth again.

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Witchboard (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Fear
  1. Fear35%
  2. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor29 %17 %3 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity36 %22 %9 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity40 %26 %15 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor38 %26 %15 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity43 %32 %19 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness52 %43 %26 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension52 %46 %30 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension49 %46 %31 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Tension52 %50 %36 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension53 %51 %39 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity54 %53 %40 %49 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension62 %60 %50 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension65 %63 %53 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity56 %53 %38 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension53 %49 %33 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity64 %63 %50 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension74 %74 %65 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension76 %76 %66 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension71 %66 %55 %28 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Humor57 %45 %37 %17 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

TA
Todd Allen

TA
Todd Allen

Jim Morar

SN
Stephen Nichols

SN
Stephen Nichols

Brandon Sinclair

BB
Burke Byrnes

Lt. Dewhurst

JW
James W. Quinn

Lloyd

RM
Rose Marie

Mrs. Moses

JT
Judy Tatum

Dr. Gelineau

GH
Gloria Hayes

Wanda

JL
J.P. Luebsen

Malfeitor

SN
Susan Nickerson

Chris

RC
Ryan Carroll

Roger

KR
Kenny Rhodes

Mike

CB
Clare Bristol

Anchorwoman

Details

Directed by
Kevin Tenney
Written by
Kevin Tenney
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 9,666 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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