Paranormal Activity 4 – Starring Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, and Katie Featherston. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Well, it was fun while it lasted kids. The ghost train shudders to a halt with Paranormal Activity 4, the first entry in the usually innovative series unable to produce any […]
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Paranormal Activity 4 gets Australian release date
February 29, 2012 
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Paramount confirms more low-budget thrills are heading our way with Paranormal Activity 4 hitting Australian cinemas on 18 October, 2012. Hopes are high that the fourth film in the franchise will avoid the pitfalls of horror sequels and deliver another unique and chilling story. While neither a writer or director is attached to the picture, […]
Continue readingInsidious gets a sequel
February 3, 2012 0 Comments
Although it didn’t make its way onto the list of 2011’s highest grossers, Insidious was undeniably one of the year’s biggest success stories. Made for only $1.5 million, the tale of a haunted child took home almost $100 million worldwide. Therefore, Deadline‘s report of a sequel beginning production is not at all surprising. Insidious was far […]
Continue readingNight terrors – Paranormal Activity 3 review
October 20, 2011 0 Comments
Paranormal Activity 3 – Starring Lauren Bittner, Christopher Nicholas Smith and Jessica Tyler Brown. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It seems the law of diminishing returns applies even to the superb Paranormal Activity series, which has dominated the Halloween season three years running with its cheeky thrills and lo-fi aesthetic. […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Paranormal Activity 3
September 21, 2011 0 Comments
The official poster for Paranormal Activity 3 – which is actually a prequel to the first two films – has debuted online. Weirdly, there doesn’t seem to be anything scary happening in … oh my God, what is that shadow?! If the first film tried to make you afraid of sleeping with your partner, and […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Paranormal Activity 3
July 22, 2011 0 Comments
Spooky little girls! Spooky little girls! If you thought the Paranormal Activity series had dined out on all the classic tropes of the horror genre, you forgot one: spooky little girls. According to the newly released trailer for Paranormal Activity 3, the latest film in the franchise looks to rectify that. It was revealed in […]
Continue readingParanormal Activity 3 to be directed by Catfish duo
May 5, 2011 1 Comment
So, this won’t quash suspicions that Catfish was a fake documentary. Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who helmed the spectacularly fascinating social networking exposé Catfish, have been recruited to direct Paranormal Activity 3. Dread Central and Bloody Disgusting share the scoop, also claiming that original director Oren Peli will return as producer while Paranormal Activity 2 […]
Continue readingBaby’s first haunting – Paranormal Activity 2 review
February 21, 2011 0 Comments
Paranormal Activity 2 – Starring Sprague Grayden, Brian Boland and Katie Featherston. Directed by Tod Williams. Rated M. Originally published October 22, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. The success – both artistic and commercial – of Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity should have been impossible to recreate. Made on a miniscule budget of only $11,000, it eventually […]
Continue readingParanormal Activity 3 arriving in 2011
November 18, 2010 0 Comments
Jigsaw may have recently retired for good, but Katie‘s reign of terror is far from over. A third instalment in the Paranormal Activity series has been confirmed by the first film’s director and series producer Oren Peli. Peli reportedly broke the news to Dread Central, also revealing that Paranormal Activity 3 will arrive in cinemas […]
Continue readingBaby’s first haunting – Paranormal Activity 2 review
October 22, 2010 0 Comments
Paranormal Activity 2 – Starring Sprague Grayden, Brian Boland and Katie Featherston. Directed by Tod Williams. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The success – both artistic and commercial – of Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity should have been impossible to recreate. Made on a miniscule budget of only $11,000, it eventually grossed over $190 million worldwide. […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Paranormal Activity 2 – Tokyo Night
October 7, 2010 0 Comments
As Halloween nears, you’ve no doubt marked your calendars for the release of Tod Williams’ highly anticipated Paranormal Activity 2 (it’s Oct 21st). But did you know a second official sequel to Oren Peli‘s surprise sleeper hit had been produced over in Japan? Today we give you the trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 – Tokyo […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Paranormal Activity 2
October 4, 2010 0 Comments
A brand new trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 has debuted online, giving us a better glimpse of the film’s plot. We should be wary of a studio-sanctioned sequel to a lightning-in-a-bottle indie sensation. That being said, this looks great! I have an enormous soft spot for Oren Peli‘s Paranormal Activity. It’s simple, classy, DIY horror-filmmaking […]
Continue readingParanormal Activity 2 trailer debut
July 1, 2010 1 Comment
The teaser trailer for Paranormal Activity 2, the sort-of anticipated sequel to the 2009 box office hit, has debuted online. It has been less than a year since low-budget spookfest Paranormal Activity took audiences by storm. I must admit, I was quite taken by the first film, which resorted to some classy old-school tricks to […]
Continue readingThings that go bump in the night – Paranormal Activity review
April 5, 2010 0 Comments
Paranormal Activity – Starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. Directed by Oren Peli. Rated M. Originally published December 2, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Upon leaving the cinema at the conclusion of Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity, I noted two things. The first: I had just taken part in one of the most enjoyable cinema-going experiences of […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Paranormal Activity
March 30, 2010 6 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Caroline Babbage declared Oren Peli‘s Paranormal Activity to be a D.I.Y-saster. For her troubles, she scored a double pass […]
Continue readingSaw director bags out own film
January 28, 2010 2 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Jigsaw‘s house is in disarray. Saw 6 director Kevin Greutert has taken to the interwebs to discuss his displeasure with the long-running horror franchise … right before he begins shooting the seventh installment. Before we get to Greutert’s blog entry, Slashfilm have the details that brought us to this point. Greutert was the […]
Continue readingThings that go bump in the night – Paranormal Activity review
December 2, 2009 10 Comments
Paranormal Activity – Starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. Directed by Oren Peli. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Upon leaving the cinema at the conclusion of Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity, I noted two things. The first: I had just taken part in one of the most enjoyable cinema-going experiences of my life. The second: While […]
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