EJ Moreno on the best horror movies in cinema history… Horror is a film genre as old as the medium itself. Since the start of the cinemas, people have packed the seats in hopes of getting some chills and thrills. As a life-long fan of the genre, it’s essential to recognize the history of horror […]
Paranormal Activity producer would love to see the franchise’s original star return for sequel
Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum says he would love to see the original star of the franchise return the new film. In 2019, we learned that Jason Blum is producing a new film in the long-running Paranormal Activity franchise. Now, Blum has said that he would like to see the original star Katie Featherston return […]
Paranormal Activity 7 in the works, Happy Death Day director writing the script
While the Paranormal Activity series seemingly concluded back in 2015 with Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, producer Jason Blum has confirmed that a brand-new instalment in the long-running horror series is in the works. During an interview with The Evolution of Horror podcast (via ComicBook), Blum revealed a new Paranormal Activity is in development with Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon returning […]
Paranormal Activity producer isn’t sure if the next film will use found footage
Jason Blum, the producer of the Paranormal Activity franchise, isn’t sure if the seventh film will continue using found footage. In 2019 it was announced that a new film in the Paranormal Activity franchise will be released, with a target of 2021. The horror franchise has been scaring fans for years with its found-footage approach […]
Paramount developing Paranormal Activity 7
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 […]