| release date | October 19 2012 |
| studio | Paramount Pictures |
| director | Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman |
| writer | Zack Estrin |
| starring | Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Brady Allen, Alisha Boe, Tommy Miranda |
| rating | R |
| site | paranormalmovie.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
| trailer 2 | Trailer #2 |
A lawsuit has been filed against Paramount and the producers of Paranormal Activity 4 alleging they stole ideas and story elements from a pitch meeting. Per THR, “Writer-director Michael Costanza has sued Paramount and producers of Paranormal Activity 4 claiming that the film used specific concepts from his work without permission and without credit or compensation.” Costanza also wrote and directed The Collingswood Story. READ MORE
The First Prize winner this week is MiradoTheBlack (please DM me your US mailing address) you win a poster and T-shirt for Open Road’s A Haunted House! They are signed by cast members Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett and David Koechner. READ MORE
As often as the importance of endings is stated, it can never be stated loud enough. Can you have a reasonably enjoyable film with a bad ending? Sure, there are plenty. Just as there are more bad films than good films, there are more bad endings than good endings (even amongst good films). READ MORE
Posters, when done right, are an art form. Sure, they’re advertisements, but they’re also such a great artistic challenge. Representing the identity of a movie – and getting people in the door – with a single image? That’s tough. READ MORE
In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need trailers. We’d magically show up at the movie theater, be seated in front of a screen and watch an amazing movie that we, up until that point, had never seen a frame of footage from. READ MORE
Writing for a genre site is funny sometimes. Since we keep things more or less related to horror around here, we wind up examining almost every movie that comes out that could be potentially associated with that genre. This means that I end up watching a lot of movies that are so bad many people are just flat-out unaware of their existence. So when I look around to sites that cover every genre – and therefore have a more mainstream cross-section from which to pull their “best” and “worst” lists – I’m always surprised at what stuff is worthy of the “worst” designation. I think to myself, “this guy named ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ one of the year’s worst movies. That’s as bad as it got for him.” While I’m sure that film is terrible, I’d bet a major organ that it’s far better than Snow White: A Deadly Summer. READ MORE
2012 has been a snoozer of a year for horror for the most part. I can’t think of another year that I’ve been with the site when I’ve been more indifferent, bored, disappointed, and otherwise unamused by most of what I watched. Not like it should come as a huge shock to anyone that went to the theatre this year, but most of what I’ve included on my Worst Of list are studio films that feel like they were distributed and made by people who just don’t care. Marketing and brand loyalty made some of these movies money, not the actual quality of what was on screen – talk about depressing. READ MORE
I recently has a few conversations with people about posting “Worst of the Year” lists as it’s in a way “kicking a dog when it’s down.” Time could be better spent sending positive energy into the world, but on the same token it’s our job to critique films; we are supposed to provide advice on what you should and shouldn’t see. READ MORE
The global horror sensation that has mesmerized fans around the world continues to terrify and thrill audiences with the latest installment in the franchise, Paranormal Activity 4 (read the review), debuting on January 29, 2013 in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with UltraViolet and a Digital Copy. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures’ Paranormal Activity 4 hit theaters on Friday. And it pulled in a little north of $30M domestic (and around $26.5M foreign for a worldwide total of around $57M). All in all this is a huge success for a film that only cost $5M to produce. They’re already in the black. It’s just not as huge of a success as they’re used to. That’s down $22M in the opening frame from PA3 and down $10M or so from PA2, which makes it the weakest performer in the series since PA1 opened in limited theaters in 2009. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures’ Paranormal Activity 4 hits theaters today, October 19. It’s directed by Catfish duo Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, whom also helmed Paranormal Activity 3. Unfortunately, this fourth entry has none of that film’s mojo. I unexpectedly loved the third entry, so my hopes were high for this new installment, so imagine my surprise when I sat in the theater aghast at how boring the overall film is (not to mention how flimsy the ending is). READ MORE
Paramount Pictures’ latest Paranormal Activity 4 viral promotion has me scratching my head a bit. I mean I know the blond girl is Kathryn Newton’s character, but not the other. I’ve seen the movie and I still can’t tell you who it is. Someone from PA2? That’s possible because PA2 barely exists to me anymore. PA3 for lyyyyffee (I seriously do like PA3)! The pic comes from the twitter account of Jacob Degloshi. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures’ latest Paranormal Activity 4 clip goes back in time and remembers the film’s first three hauntings leading up to the latest “activity”. READ MORE
After dogging on yesterday’s clip, Paramount Pictures has released a “real” clip from Paranormal Activity 4 that’s got a bit more action and a good scare. Finally they’re sharing something that should pique your interest. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures has supplied Yahoo! with a brand new “edited” clip from Paranormal Activity 4 that’s just a teensy bit annoying. It’s a rehash of footage from earlier clips, TV spots and trailers that focuses solely on the lead girl floating in mid-air. They did such an amazing job promoting its predecessors leaving much to the imagination, this time around it’s becoming an assault of imagery and clips. This new clip is sure to make you exclaim, “Alright, I get it.” READ MORE
Paramount Pictures wants you to know that fans all over the world think Paranormal Activity 4 is scary, so they’ve released the following TV Spot featuring the age-old night-vision footage from early screenings. READ MORE
Five days ago we exclusively broke the news that Paramount Pictures is planning something special for their October 19th release of Paranormal Activity 4. Fans who stay post-credits will be treated to a short clip teasing the 2013 release of the studio’s unnamed Latino Paranormal Activity spinoff. It was confirmed last night via an AICN reader who attended an early test screening. Since it’s a spoiler, we’ve added the descriptions after the break. READ MORE
Moviegoers can get scared IMAX-style as the large-format exhibitor is digitally remastering Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 4 with plans to release the film starting Thursday, October 18, at 9 p.m. — concurrent with the film’s nationwide bow, reports Variety. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures has released their (now annual) “audience reaction” clip for Paranormal Activity 4. It looks like a lot of the stuff you’re seeing in the clips is actually in the movie this time, for those people who were disappointed with the perceived bait and switch that PA3 pulled. READ MORE
Bloody Disgusting has received inside intel that Paramount Pictures is planning something special for their October 19th release of Paranormal Activity 4. We’re being told exclusively that fans who stay post-credits will be treated to a short clip teasing the 2013 release of the studio’s unnamed Latino Paranormal Activity spinoff. This has not been confirmed. READ MORE
Meet creepy Robbie in this new clip and image from Paramount Pictures’ Paranormal Activity 4. It’s kind of cool that they’re actually releasing new videos and stills leading up to the release – it’s a first. READ MORE
Last night I attended a preview of Jason Blum’s Los Angeles haunted attraction, “The Blumhouse Of Horrors”. While what I saw wasn’t 100% finished, it was certainly impressive. It’s not so much a maze as it is a building full of haunts, characters, magic and smoke. I took a guided tour, which is not a VIP thing, it’s how the attraction is meant to be experienced since your guides are pretty creepy as well. There’s a lot of cool stuff to see (and feel – I know BD alum Brian Collins even got zapped). There’s also a neat feature that had the claustrophobic in me absolutely reeling. If you live in LA, and are a fan of haunted houses, I certainly recommend it. READ MORE
Paramount is unloaded plenty of new images from Paranormal Activity 4 via Facebook and Instagram. Unlike the film’s predecessors, there are some key moments on display. They’re selling this one hard. Do you like what you’ve seen thus far? READ MORE
The first TV Spot has begun airing for Paranormal Activity 4 that shares quite a few scares from the film (assuming they’re not cut from the “workprint” before the film’s final release). READ MORE
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