Check Out A New Trailer For ‘Paranormal Activity 4’

I’ve always found the Paranormal Activity franchise to be very intriguing. Oren Peli’s directorial debut felt like a breath of fresh air in the tired genre. The film felt raw and real, and was a genuinely terrifying experience.

It seems like now there is a new (typically bad) found footage title every few weeks unfortunately, and the film that I felt reinvigorated the genre is likely solely responsible for this.

I have also really enjoyed the Paranormal Activity sequels to this point. While not fully maintaining the fresh feeling of the original, the films are so well tied together that the series really needs to be watched as a whole, and feels much stronger that way. I was especially impressed and surprised with the plot of the second film, beginning long before the events of the first, and following through until right after.

The series is turning into a yearly event from Paramount (and why not, the films are inexpensive to make and have a fantastic return). October is approaching, and so is the series’ fourth instalment. I just hope the series can stay away from Saw syndrome, where a very cool and scary idea turned into a joke.

Paranormal Activity 4 hits theatres on October 19. Check out the newest trailer and let us know what you think!

I’m not quite sold on this one yet. From the trailer it doesn’t present the insanely tense atmosphere that some of the previous titles have. I guess I’ll find out in October! If it’s horrible, at least we’ve got The Bay to look forward to.