Experience Paranormal Activity for yourself
By Rama Gaind
The story of a simple haunted house in San Diego, California, yields 90 minutes of unrelenting suspense in Paranormal Activity. It uses low-budget effects and a mockumentary method to great outcomes. In this tale of supernatural horror, this house does not hide that fact that it’s not pleased with its new tenants. Micah (Micah Sloat) and Katie (Katie Featherson) are a young couple who move into their new home. Katie has a curiousity about the paranormal and feels that malevolent spirits have been following her since childhood. Not believing her at first, Micah soon agrees that a ghost may have followed them into the house after experiencing several nights strange happenings and loud noises. What follows when video cameras are set up to ‘capture’ the spirits leads to some frightening experiences. Paranormal Activity is writer-director Oren Peli’s first feature film which stars Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong, Ashley Palmer Big opening Paranormal Activity has scared up a huge opening weekend result, the biggest for any horror film since The Blair Witch Project, back in 1999. As its local box office exceeds $2.7 million, Paranormal Activity also holds the record for the second biggest horror film opening of all time in Australia. Leaving other horror films such as Scream 2 and Saw 3 in its wake, Paranormal Activity is the little film that could. Made on a shoestring budget of $15,000, the indie horror has become a worldwide success, smashing box office records and grossing more than $114 million. Paranormal Activity follows the movements of a young, middle class couple who become increasingly disturbed by a presence in their seemingly typical suburban house. The presence may or may not be demonic, but it is most active at night, when the couple attempt to sleep. Experience the Paranormal Activity for yourself – if you dare.
