When Emily (Madison Iseman) unearths an ornate 19th-century Ouija board at a vintage shop, she ignites a demonic parlor game with rules written in blood. What begins as a drunken party stunt with boyfriend Christian (Aaron Dominguez) soon spirals into psychological warfare: cryptic messages burn into skin, reflections twist into strangers, and the board’s glass planchette moves with violent intent. Director Chuck Russell (The Blob, Nightmare on Elm Street 3) redefines occult horror by making the board a sentient predator – feeding on secrets and turning lovers against each other.

This isn’t about floating furniture; it’s about the terror of losing control. As the entity dubbed “Naga Soth” infiltrates their lives, Emily discovers the board’s true purpose: to possess seven souls before the blood moon. With each possession, the rules change, time fractures, and the line between pawn and player dissolves in a nightmare where trust is the first casualty.

Witchboard complete cast list

1. Madison Iseman as Emily

Emily’s obsession with contacting her dead mother makes her the board’s perfect vessel. Her desperation curdles into horror as Naga Soth weaponizes her grief – impersonating her mother’s voice while etching demonic symbols into her palms. Iseman’s physical transformation (contorting limbs, blackened eyes) peaks during a séance-gone-wrong where she vomits rusted nails.

Iseman (b. 1997, SC) channels Annabelle Comes Home’s supernatural dread but adds visceral trauma. Stunt rehearsals left her bruised from “possession spasms,” and her real phobia of ouija boards fueled every scream.

2. Aaron Dominguez as Christian

Christian’s skepticism shatters when the board exposes his affair with Brooke (Mel Jarnson). Dominguez portrays his unraveling through frantic bodycam footage – the only way to prove he’s not gaslighting Emily. His darkest moment? Finding his tattoos rearranged into a summoning circle after blacking out.

Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building) trained with magicians to “move objects telekinetically” for scenes. His climactic choice – sacrificing himself or Emily – will ignite debates.

3. Melanie Jarnson as Brooke

Brooke isn’t just Christian’s mistress; she’s a legacy “Witchboard Guardian” whose family bound Naga Soth centuries ago. Jarnson radiates gothic allure in crimson Victorian gowns, but her true power emerges when she slits her palms to reseal the board – only to be betrayed by her own bloodline.

Jarnson (Mortal Kombat) performed her own wirework during a ceiling-crawling exorcism. Her character’s grimoire pages were modeled on real 1800s occult manuscripts.

4. Charlie Tahan as Richie

Richie, the stoner tech-whiz, tries to debunk the board via spectral analysis app. His arrogance becomes his doom when Naga Soth hijacks his devices – projecting snuff films through his phone and electrocuting him via smart-home system.

Tahan (Ozark) improvised his character’s frantic coding during possession. The actor studied hacker documentaries to make Richie’s digital terror authentic.

5. Antonia Desplat as Naga Soth

Desplat’s entity doesn’t roar; it whispers. Voicing both a 9-year-old girl and a 300-year-old demon, she lures victims with nursery rhymes before shattering their minds. Her corporeal form – glimpsed in mirrors – is a porcelain-doll horror with black-veined smiles.

Desplat (daughter of composer Alexandre) created Naga’s bone-rattling vocal layers. Her “singing” in the trailer? A distorted French lullaby from 1693.

6. Jamie Campbell Bower as Alexander Babtiste

Babtiste, the board’s original 1889 victim, returns as a scarred spirit guide. Bower’s haunting presence shifts from ally to antagonist as his past with Naga Soth is revealed – including why he carved his eyes out.

Bower (Stranger Things’ Vecna) used his occult knowledge to craft Babtiste’s tragic rituals. His “empty eye socket” prosthetics took 4 hours daily to apply.

7. David La Haye as Bishop Grogan

Grogan, an excommunicated priest, knows the board requires human sacrifice to stop. La Haye’s gravelly gravitas shines in a confession booth showdown where he battles Naga Soth using Latin rap verses.

La Haye (Night Teeth) drew from real exorcism manuals. His character’s rosary beads actually burn his hands during filming – achieved via hidden electrodes.