“Witchboard” (2025) reimagines the classic supernatural thriller by bringing modern psychology, occult mythology, and slow-burn terror into a fresh narrative. The film centers on Emily Carter, a young artist who moves with her fiancé Christian into a historic New Orleans building to start a new chapter of their lives. During renovations, Emily discovers an intricately carved witchboard hidden behind a false wall—an object tied to the building’s mysterious past and the disappearance of several tenants decades earlier. Despite Christian’s growing unease, Emily becomes fascinated by the board’s craftsmanship and begins using it as part of her art, unknowingly opening a link to something far darker.

At first, Emily’s interactions with the board seem harmless, producing cryptic messages and strange symbols that she interprets as creative inspiration. But unexplained noises begin to echo through the hallways, shadows linger too long in corners, and Emily experiences vivid dreams of a masked woman known only as “The Whisperer.” Her behavior becomes erratic, pulling her further from Christian and deepening her obsession with uncovering the board’s origins. As she digs into the building’s history, she discovers a coven that once conducted forbidden rituals inside the property before vanishing without a trace.

The tension escalates when Emily seeks help from Madison, an occult historian who warns her that the witchboard isn’t a tool—it’s a vessel. It was crafted to house the spirit of a powerful witch who was executed centuries earlier and who now seeks a living host. Emily’s sessions with the board become progressively more violent, as unseen forces manipulate objects, distort her perceptions, and mark her skin with ritual symbols. Christian’s attempts to intervene only provoke the entity further, leading to terrifying encounters that blur the line between hallucination and possession.

As the haunting intensifies, Madison and Christian attempt to destroy the witchboard, only to learn that severing the connection could kill Emily. This leads to a desperate confrontation in the building’s abandoned basement, where the coven once performed its final ritual. The scene is drenched in tension as Emily, half-possessed, becomes both victim and conduit, her voice shifting between her own and the witch’s furious whispers.

In its climax, the film delivers a visually striking ritual sequence where Emily fights the entity from within, surrounded by swirling symbols and collapsing walls. The resolution is bittersweet: the witch is banished, but the board survives, hinting that the evil may not be gone. “Witchboard” (2025) stands out as a moody, atmospheric horror film that blends psychological dread with occult lore, leaving viewers uneasy long after the final frame.