You might recall Jumanji, a movie about a magical board game where strange and terrifying things happen based on what happens in the game. Or Zathura, a movie about a magical board game where strange and terrifying things happen based on what happens in the game (by the same author).

Now we have The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond, a movie about a magical board game where strange and terrifying things happen based on what happens in the game.

Actually, this theme goes back a long way, certainly at least to The Seventh Seal, where the moves on the Chess board echoed those of the characters. Only in this case, the magic was in the use of foreshadowing and metaphor. Or check out the novel Interstellar Pig.

Any excuse to use the phrase “This isn’t a game, anymore.”