The Paranormal Activity movies are some of the most profitable in movie history. The original, directed by Oren Peli, grossed over $194 million worldwide on a $15,000 budget, launching a seven-film ...

Impressive stagecraft and jump scares can’t make up for Levi Holloway’s thin story and underwritten characters.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After seven movies, the “Paranormal Activity” franchise doesn’t frighten audiences the way it once did — that is, through the ...

Haunted houses are scary. There's something deeply primal about the sanctity of a house — it is a source of strength against the evil outside. Often, horror movies play off this idea, with the main ...

Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity, was a testament to just how well horror can do with very little and has endured as one of the scariest found footage franchises to date. However, Peli's preferred ...

Paranormal Activity has been deemed this generation’s The Blair Witch Project for good reason. What it lacks in ostensible veracity—nobody went into the theater thinking the demonic shenanigans here ...

On the stage of Chicago Shakespeare Theater right now sits a two-story, life-size doll house, looming under overly dimmed lights and veiled by an ominous haze pumped in from offstage. The set, ...

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. L–R: Cher Álvarez and Patrick Heusinger. Photo by Kyle Flubacker. Film attendance has declined, with box office revenue continuing to take a hit ...

After seven movies, the “Paranormal Activity” franchise doesn’t frighten audiences the way it once did — that is, through the power of suggestion, using home security cameras, smartphones and webcams ...