Open Graves

Jason, an American surfer on holiday in Spain, comes across an old board game called Mamba. It is said to have been made from the bones of a witch, and legend holds that it grants the winner a wish while everyone who loses dies. Jason introduces the game to his circle of surfer friends, and when they play, the losers begin to die in ways that match what the game foretold. As the deaths mount, Jason comes to believe that the only way to undo what the game has set in motion is to keep playing. With his girlfriend Erica, he keeps rolling the dice, hoping to reach his wish before the curse reaches them.

Open Graves is a 2009 horror thriller directed by Álvaro de Armiñán, the first of the two features credited to him, followed years later by La caída de Alejandra in 2021. It was written by Roderick Taylor and Bruce A. Taylor and produced by Antonio Cuadri, Billy Dietrich and Juan Carlos Orihuela, with backing from companies in Spain and the United States. Mike Vogel plays Jason and Eliza Dushku plays Erica, with Ethan Rains, Naike Rivelli, Lindsay Caroline Robba and Gary Piquer in supporting roles.

Made for about 7 million dollars and running 88 minutes, the film drew little enthusiasm from viewers: on TMDB it holds a rating of 4.9 out of 10 from 141 votes.