The film culminates in an, admittedly, entertaining bloodbath perpetrated by none other than Katie (a trend that will occur in future entries) that establishes her as a menacing figure in the series and kicks off the sacrificial boy plotline. The new point of intrigue introduced in this film focuses on the infant boy Hunter, Katie’s fascination with him, and their roles in the larger cult plotline. Where the first film only observed a married couple at night, Paranormal Activity 2 introduces a nanny camera positioned in Hunter’s room that drives many of the scares. Doors that open by themselves, swinging chandeliers, and late-night strolls with night vision are all present here, confirming that a larger budget doesn’t necessarily make a better horror film.Ĭhanging gears from the first film’s finale, we join Kristi, her husband Daniel, and their son Hunter prior to the aforementioned events with Katie. Switching perspective to Katie’s sister, Kristi, the first two acts of this film are a nearly shot-for-shot remake that takes place in a new home. At this point, possessed little girls whispering into mirrors and predictable jump scares feel tiresome.Ī prequel that takes place two months before the original film, Paranormal Activity 2 brings little to the table aside from a less interesting, larger budget remake of the first film. Ironically, the most technically ambitious film in the lineup, the sixth entry has the weakest special effects and plotline. In an attempt to try and stay fresh, the movie introduces us to a science fiction-grade camera that acts as a looking glass into the titular ghost dimension. Prior to Paramount’s announcement of a seventh film that would release in 2021, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension acted as the de-facto conclusion to the six-movie arc.
As their daughter, Leila begins communicating with an apparition she calls Tobi and the family learns the history of their recently purchased home, the influence of story elements introduced in the first film approach their logical end. The movie centers on a family that stumbles on a vintage camcorder that appears to have been modified with futuristic upgrades. It’s almost baffling how wrong Paramount got this one, as the prior film is a fun, schlocky movie that completely understands what it is and never makes any claim to be more than a goofball genre movie.
With nearly a decade of Paranormal Activity movies under their belt, the found footage formula that made the first film such a success finally began to get stale. We begin our list with the sixth film in the Paranormal Activity franchise, a poster child for bottom-of-the-barrel found footage.
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