Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

In this final film in the series, found footage causes more trouble

"...I really disliked the original Paranormal Activity when it was released in 2007, calling it..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity 3

Turns out that the third time is the charm: This one delivers the jolts with subtlety and brio.

"...by sibs Katie and Kristi (Featherston and Grayden in Paranormal 1 and Paranormal 2, respectively) and their horror-prone kinfolk?..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity 2

Although this follow-up is considerably spookier than the original, there are only so many gotcha moments that can transpire without feeling wholly contrived.

"...Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat and Vivis. Believe the hype: Paranormal Activity 2 is exactly what you think or hope..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity

Should you believe the viral marketing hype about this techno-era haunted-house movie that's been playing sold-out midnight runs? Or Marc Savlov?

"...Micah Sloat and Michael Bayouth. Don't believe the hype: Paranormal Activity may be a lot of things, but the..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

The franchise is back and this time the paranormal forces are targeting Latino victims.

"...In what is technically Paranormal Activity 5, longtime series producer Christopher Landon takes both..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity 4

Five years after the end of PA3, things are still going bump in the night.

"...It's tempting to think that the Paranormal Activity franchise is subtextually trying to say something about..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin's Paranormal Activity

Four places to check out if you ain't afraid of no ghosts

"...'Tis the season for spooky activity, but if your taste for ghoulies, ghosties, and things..."

Oct. 10, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest to Kick off Nationwide Sneaks of ‘Paranormal Activity’

This isn’t like chain mail, is it?

"...still, even head-in-the-sand horror-phobes such as us know that Paranormal Activity is the fall’s buzz film. Those who’ve seen..."

Sept. 15, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Review of 'Paranormal Activity' Wrong in so Many Ways

"...respect you a lot more for it. You say Paranormal Activity is nothing more than a very elaborate vid/prank..."

Oct. 22, 2009 Postmarks

Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour

A 17-year-old girl encounters, um, paranormal activity.

"...screened before press time. A 17-year-old girl encounters, um, paranormal activity. Lisa Comrie directs, John Comrie scripts, and Brian..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Things That Go Bump in the Blumhouse

As "Oculus" opens, producer Jason Blum on suburbs and franchises

"...If there's one constant in Blumhouse films like Paranormal Activity and Sinister, it's this: Never move into a..."

April 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...the genuinely good news is that it’s not another Paranormal Activity outing, but there should be more of a..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Haunted House 2

More horror/comedy in the Marlon Wayans vein.

"...Cedric the Entertainer. Not reviewed at press time. More paranormal activity occurs in this horror-comedy follow-up...."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scary Movie 5

This parodic auto-mash-up of Paranormal Activity, Black Swan, The Evil Dead, and more is even worse than you think.

"...Headlined by Lohan and Sheen, this parodic auto-mash-up of Paranormal Activity, Black Swan, Mama, and The Evil Dead remake..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

A Haunted House

Marlon Wayans spoofs Paranormal Activity.

"...the real rub: By the end of this witless Paranormal Activity spoof, you’ll think the soiled carpet got off..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.

"...hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity. In fact, we'd be surprised if these filmmakers..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Innkeepers

With slow-burn shudders, Ti West's haunted-inn story provides a stellar model for creeping dread.

"...audiovisual equipment hoping to record some of the alleged paranormal activity for which the inn is known. Claire, for..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil Inside

A woman tries to determine whether her incarcerated mother is criminally insane or demonically possessed.

"...faux found-footage film in the weak tradition of the Paranormal Activity juggernaut, The Devil Inside trades suburban creepiness for..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: The Found Footage Phenomenon

New documentary unspools the reels of fake-real films

"...Is that a real paranormal activity in your trousers or are you just happy..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Freaky

Vince Vaughn is screamingly funny in this Freaky Friday horror remix

"...serial killer. Millie (Newton from Blockers and the Landon-scripted Paranormal Activity 4) is the awkward kid at school, falling..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Insidious: Chapter 2

All the same gang's back for this follow-up to the hit spooker.

"...(Wan’s The Conjuring), the prodigious pair – along with Paranormal Activity alum Oren Peli – have re-animated the genre..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Way We Watch Now

Is theatrical-on-demand the next big thing?

"...The real game changer for TOD was Paranormal Activity. That movie sat on Paramount's shelves for a..."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Scare Game

Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon on what went wrong with horror and where to go from here

"...tree, the reality-television-bred, cheaply effective scares of, say, the Paranormal Activity franchise?..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Things That Go Bump

Young writer Eli Kooris spends the night in a haunted photography shop to see what he can scare up.

"...Strange, dare say paranormal, events are commonplace in this studio, according to Grimes:..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

We're All Going to the World's Fair

An online horror ARG becomes a desperate search for self

"...The outside world is just as frightening as any paranormal activity...."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Resort

Idiotic haunted hotel horror can't be heard, isn't worth seeing

"...It was abandoned after many guests experienced strange, violent paranormal activity from a figure known as “The Half-Faced Girl.”..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Followed

Social media is the real horror here. Wait, no, it's serial killers and ghosts.

"...as the grungier underground heir to the increasingly overblown Paranormal Activity franchise. It hews close to core idea of..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Extra Ordinary

Irish supernatural comedy is a cracker

"...just a wee bit bonkers, stuffed with enough nutty paranormal activity to cast out a few spirits and latch..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

The original girl detective makes a modern return

"...eager Nancy (the bright-eyed It girl Lillis) to investigate paranormal activity occurring in her possibly haunted home, where an..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jigsaw

The Saw character returns

"...proved its staying power, outlasting rival franchises Final Destination, Paranormal Activity, Eli Roth’s Hostels, and maybe even Insidious. Saw’s..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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