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[[SharedUniverse As]] [[WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue Mandela County]] is being overrun by demons by any other name, 21-year-old Youtube creator Joel Hayes buys a haunted OuijaBoard from 1972, seeking to capture a ghostly entity on camera. Unknown to him, he contacts with a much more dangerous entity than expected, which, after he [[TragicMistake forgets to say "Goodbye"]] to and therefore leaves the "door" open for the spirit, haunts him for weeks to come. The "ghostly apparition," as a Japanese newscast show called it, combined with his follower's pressure to see more of the apparition, kickstart Hayes's slow descent into madness.
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[[SharedUniverse As]] [[WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue Mandela County]] is being overrun by demons by any other name, 21-year-old Youtube [=YouTube=] creator Joel Hayes buys a haunted OuijaBoard from 1972, seeking to capture a ghostly entity on camera. Unknown to him, he contacts with a much more dangerous entity than expected, which, after he [[TragicMistake forgets to say "Goodbye"]] to and therefore leaves the "door" open for the spirit, haunts him for weeks to come. The "ghostly apparition," as a Japanese newscast show called it, combined with his follower's pressure to see more of the apparition, kickstart Hayes's slow descent into madness.
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--> Matthew 5:26 Truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: After the success of his first video, Joel keeps trying to contact the spirit to get another viral hit. The problem is that Joel keeps trying to get the ghost to do more things, and it's clear the ghost is not okay with Joel bugging it. Even when the spirit shuts off his water, causes the air in his house to smell like burning matches, and pushes Joel's mom down the stairs, Joel keeps pestering the spirit to get it to do more things. The spirit understandably has enough and sends him to God knows where as punishment.
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** Afterthe success of his first video, video blows up, Joel keeps trying tries to contact the spirit to get another viral hit. The problem is that Joel he keeps trying to get the ghost to do more things, and it's clear the ghost is not okay with Joel bugging it. Even when the spirit shuts off his water, causes the air in his house to smell like burning matches, and pushes ''pushes Joel's mom down the stairs, Joel stairs'', he keeps pestering bothering the spirit to get it to do more things.things for the camera. The spirit understandably has enough and sends him to God knows where as punishment.
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**The segment from Bring It On/The 700 Club has Pat Robertson warning the viewers that you do NOT use such a devilish and demonic thing as the oujia board "just for fun".
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sending Joel to a world of darkness (possibly Limbo) for annoying it too much might seem extreme, but the spirit tells him all this is his fault for playing with forces he doesn't understand. When Joel asks the ghost where he is now (i.e., in Limbo) and if it did this to him, the spirit bluntly tells him, "No. U." As if to say, "You pushed me too far; this is all your fault."
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sending Joel to a world of darkness (possibly Limbo) for annoying it too much might seem extreme, but the spirit tells him all this is his fault for playing with forces he doesn't understand. When Joel asks the ghost where he is now (i.e., in Limbo) and if it did this to him, the spirit bluntly tells him, "No. U." As if to say, "You pushed me too far; this is all your fault."Yes. I ''did'' put you here, but that's because you kept pushing me."
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sending Joel to a world of darkness (possibly Limbo) for annoying it too much might seem extreme, but the spirit tells him all this is his fault for playing with forces he doesn't understand. When Joel asks the ghost where he is now (i.e., in Limbo) and if it did this to him, the spirit bluntly tells him, "No. U." As if to say, "You pushed me too far; this is all your fault."
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''The Mystifying Oracle'' is a Digital [=Horror/=]FoundFootage WebVideo series created by Alex Kister, creator of the ''WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue'', in 2022.
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''The Mystifying Oracle'' is a Digital [=Horror/=]FoundFootage DigitalHorror[=/=]FoundFootage WebVideo series created by Alex Kister, creator of the ''WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue'', in 2022.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: PlayedForHorror. The third episode ends with Joel watching a segment from Bring-it Online, which is abruptly stopped and followed by a bible quote that might as well be a threat from the Ghostly Apparition.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: PlayedForHorror. The third episode ends with Joel watching a segment from Bring-it Online, The 700 Club (a Christian broadcasting network), which is abruptly stopped and followed by a bible quote that might as well be a threat from the Ghostly Apparition.
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* AgentScully: Chloe, Joel's friend from the beginning of ''Evocatio'', believes that Joel had faked the first video altogether. She asks him what [[ScoobyDooHoax method he used]], if it was wires or magnets or another trick. She likely finds out that the apparition was RealAfterAll after it interferes with their phone call.
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* AgentScully: Chloe, Joel's friend AsTheGoodBookSays: PlayedForHorror. The third episode ends with Joel watching a segment from Bring-it Online, which is abruptly stopped and followed by a bible quote that might as well be a threat from the beginning of ''Evocatio'', believes that Joel had faked Ghostly Apparition.
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--> Matthew 5:26 Truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the
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''The Mystifying Oracle'' is a Digital [=Horror/=]FoundFootage WebVideo series created by Alex Kister, creator of the ''WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue'', in 2022.
[[SharedUniverse As]] [[WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue Mandela County]] is being overrun by demons by any other name, 21-year-old Youtube creator Joel Hayes buys a haunted OuijaBoard from 1972, seeking to capture a ghostly entity on camera. Unknown to him, he contacts with a much more dangerous entity than expected, which, after he [[TragicMistake forgets to say "Goodbye"]] to and therefore leaves the "door" open for the spirit, haunts him for weeks to come. The "ghostly apparition," as a Japanese newscast show called it, combined with his follower's pressure to see more of the apparition, kickstart Hayes's slow descent into madness.
Alex has stated that the series [[SharedUniverse shares universes]] with ''Mandela Catalogue''.
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!!This series contains an example of:
* AmbiguouslyRelated: A keen-eyed and attentive viewer can't gloss over the similarities between the Ghostly Apparition and the Alternates: both being able to tamper with electronic and communication devices such as cameras and phones, both having notable manifestations at around [[ArcNumber 3:33]] A.M. Despite this, it's left unclear if the apparition is an Alternate or even remotely related to them in any shape or form.
* AgentScully: Chloe, Joel's friend from the beginning of ''Evocatio'', believes that Joel had faked the first video altogether. She asks him what [[ScoobyDooHoax method he used]], if it was wires or magnets or another trick. She likely finds out that the apparition was RealAfterAll after it interferes with their phone call.
* BilingualBonus: ''Evocatio'' starts out with a Japanese newscast show reporting on Joel's encounter with the apparition. In this section, we are shown Joel's age, a proper way to refer to the antagonist, and more lore details.
* DissonantSerenity: In ''Evocatio'', Joel catches up with his audience on the Ouija's effects on his life, saying that range from the water in his apartment to stop running, the air smelling like burnt matches, and that his mother was pushed down the stairs and hospitalized. He then follows with an enthusiastic "STAY TUNED !!!!!!!!!"
* ElectromagneticGhosts: The apparition is able to distort the footage, as seen in several instances throughout the series.
* GratuitousLatin: Every episode of the series is named after a specific word in Latin. ''Salutatio'', the first episode of the series, literally means "hello", which is the {{Arc Word|s}} of the episode. While ''Evocatio'', the second episode, means "Invocation", referring to the ritual Joel makes midway through the episode.
* NoNameGiven: The Ghostly Apparition isn't given a proper name outside of the japanese section.
* OuijaBoard: The main catalyst for the events of the series and TheNamesake of the series is none other than a 1972 Parker Brothers Ouija.
* StaircaseTumble: PlayedForHorror. The apparition showcases its ability to interact with its enviroment to Joel by pushing his mother off the stairs off-screen. By the time ''Evocatio'' happens, she's still hospitalized.
* StylisticSuck: It's a common staple of the genre. Every video seems to be edited in Windows Movie Maker, and even the portions that aren't, like the Japanese newscast, are still very lacking in quality.
* UncannyValley: The apparition's only physical appearance at the end of ''Salutatio'', although it's just a mere glimpse at a portion of its head, it is still unnerving to look at. A completely hairless, expressionless face, with wide open eyes staring directly at Joel. It's skin also seems way too smooth to be human, almost plasticky, making it seem like a living mannequin of sorts.
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''The Mystifying Oracle'' is a Digital [=Horror/=]FoundFootage WebVideo series created by Alex Kister, creator of the ''WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue'', in 2022.
[[SharedUniverse As]] [[WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue Mandela County]] is being overrun by demons by any other name, 21-year-old Youtube creator Joel Hayes buys a haunted OuijaBoard from 1972, seeking to capture a ghostly entity on camera. Unknown to him, he contacts with a much more dangerous entity than expected, which, after he [[TragicMistake forgets to say "Goodbye"]] to and therefore leaves the "door" open for the spirit, haunts him for weeks to come. The "ghostly apparition," as a Japanese newscast show called it, combined with his follower's pressure to see more of the apparition, kickstart Hayes's slow descent into madness.
Alex has stated that the series [[SharedUniverse shares universes]] with ''Mandela Catalogue''.
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!!This series contains an example of:
* AmbiguouslyRelated: A keen-eyed and attentive viewer can't gloss over the similarities between the Ghostly Apparition and the Alternates: both being able to tamper with electronic and communication devices such as cameras and phones, both having notable manifestations at around [[ArcNumber 3:33]] A.M. Despite this, it's left unclear if the apparition is an Alternate or even remotely related to them in any shape or form.
* AgentScully: Chloe, Joel's friend from the beginning of ''Evocatio'', believes that Joel had faked the first video altogether. She asks him what [[ScoobyDooHoax method he used]], if it was wires or magnets or another trick. She likely finds out that the apparition was RealAfterAll after it interferes with their phone call.
* BilingualBonus: ''Evocatio'' starts out with a Japanese newscast show reporting on Joel's encounter with the apparition. In this section, we are shown Joel's age, a proper way to refer to the antagonist, and more lore details.
* DissonantSerenity: In ''Evocatio'', Joel catches up with his audience on the Ouija's effects on his life, saying that range from the water in his apartment to stop running, the air smelling like burnt matches, and that his mother was pushed down the stairs and hospitalized. He then follows with an enthusiastic "STAY TUNED !!!!!!!!!"
* ElectromagneticGhosts: The apparition is able to distort the footage, as seen in several instances throughout the series.
* GratuitousLatin: Every episode of the series is named after a specific word in Latin. ''Salutatio'', the first episode of the series, literally means "hello", which is the {{Arc Word|s}} of the episode. While ''Evocatio'', the second episode, means "Invocation", referring to the ritual Joel makes midway through the episode.
* NoNameGiven: The Ghostly Apparition isn't given a proper name outside of the japanese section.
* OuijaBoard: The main catalyst for the events of the series and TheNamesake of the series is none other than a 1972 Parker Brothers Ouija.
* StaircaseTumble: PlayedForHorror. The apparition showcases its ability to interact with its enviroment to Joel by pushing his mother off the stairs off-screen. By the time ''Evocatio'' happens, she's still hospitalized.
* StylisticSuck: It's a common staple of the genre. Every video seems to be edited in Windows Movie Maker, and even the portions that aren't, like the Japanese newscast, are still very lacking in quality.
* UncannyValley: The apparition's only physical appearance at the end of ''Salutatio'', although it's just a mere glimpse at a portion of its head, it is still unnerving to look at. A completely hairless, expressionless face, with wide open eyes staring directly at Joel. It's skin also seems way too smooth to be human, almost plasticky, making it seem like a living mannequin of sorts.
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