Less than four years after the release of “the final chapter”, Paramount Pictures has announced that it pushing ahead with a seventh instalment in the Paranormal Activity franchise. “We are partnering with uber horror producer Jason Blum to bring a new installment of Paranormal Activity,” revealed Paramount Chairman Jim Gianopulos during an appearance at CineEurope, […]
Boogeymen, Box Office, and Best Picture: The Blumhouse Effect
Matt Rodgers on the rise of Blumhouse Productions… If you peek through the window at Blumhouse Productions, past the levitating chair in the middle of the room, and the dank haired girl performing a spasmodic rendition of the robot to creepy effect, you’ll see an empty shelf, suspended by cobwebs, on a wall with an […]
Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli on why he turned down the chance to helm The Conjuring
Director Oren Peli recently revealed that James Wan wasn’t the first choice to direct 2013’s The Conjuring. Talking on the Post Mortem podcast, the Paranormal Activity director revealed that he was offered to direct The Conjuring, and also explains why he decided to decline: “I kind of wanted to just kind of cash out and […]
Blumhouse open to another Paranormal Activity movie
Despite the fact that 2015’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension was marketed as the final chapter in the hugely-successful found footage horror series, producer Jason Blum has revealed that Blumhouse is open to another instalment if and when writer Christopher B. Landon has an idea for a new movie. “Paranormal Activity is on hiatus, but […]
Fear in the Found Footage: A look back at some classics
The original Blair Witch Project arguably created the found footage genre when it was released back in 1999. Telling the tale of a bunch of students striding out into the Maryland woodlands, the film offered audiences a new way of experiencing terror from the point of view of those being subjected to it, and they […]
The Jump Scare: A Defence
Edward Gardiner with a defence of the jump scare… “The Conjuring is a horror movie for people who don’t like horror movies.” I like Mark Kermode. He’s one of the most respected film critics working today because of a fantastic (and rare) combination of insight, humour and honesty, and a genuine love for film, which has propelled him […]
Two new clips from Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Following its release last week, Paramount Pictures has debuted two new clips from the final instalment in the found-footage horror franchise, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, entitled ‘Backyard’ and ‘Toby In The Kitchen’. Check them out below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension The Ghost Dimension, directed by Gregory Plotkin, follows […]
Movie Review – Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension. 2015 Directed by Gregory Plotkin Starring Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George, Dan Gill, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown, and Michael Krawi SYNOPSIS: Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan. Paranormal […]
Exclusive Interview with Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension producer Oren Peli
Oren Peli, the creator of Paranormal Activity and producer of the franchise, speaks to Flickering Myth about the series and the latest (and final) chapter, The Ghost Dimension… Back in 2006, writer/director Oren Peli dreamed of making a film based on his own experiences with the paranormal and supernatural. Three years after the film […]
New UK trailer for Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Following on from this week’s ‘Questions Answered’ featurette [see here] and clip [see here], we now have a new UK trailer for Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension ahead of its release next week. Check it out below… The Ghost Dimension, directed by Gregory Plotkin, follows a new family, the Fleeges — father Ryan (Chris […]