Once upon a time, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension was positioned as the final film in the found footage franchise, but that was before Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin brought the franchise back to life on Paramount+ last Halloween. Next of Kin was the seventh installment in the franchise, and it looks like the eighth installment won’t be too far behind.
Variety ran a brand new interview with Jason Blum over the weekend, and included within that article is the mention of a mysterious new installment in the Paranormal Activity saga.
The website reports, “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin premiered in 2021, with another installment currently eyeing a 2023 release.” Interesting to note, that eighth movie is also currently listed on Wikipedia, under the title Paranormal Activity: The Other Side.
Wikipedia indicates that Paranormal Activity 8 will return to the original storyline…
“The Other Side will feature four young friends who move into Katie and Kristi’s childhood house together before college starts, only to discover the gruesome past of their home and it’s connection to the 1988 incidents. Set in the 1990s, it will reportedly address the fire that destroyed the property which has only been mentioned briefly in a few past installments.”
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Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) reportedly wrote the script, with Wincent Sommers (Slender Man: Origins) directing. Again, this is according to Wikipedia, rather than an official report.
The cast for Paranormal Activity 8 reportedly includes Sonja Gerhardt, Chethrin Schulze, Nika Sofie, Tamara Hitz, Chany Dakota, Leon Pelz. Stay tuned for more info as we learn it.
UPDATE: 8/8/2022, 5pm EST: Franchise creator Oren Peli has taken to Twitter to let us know that an eighth film is currently NOT in the works at this time, despite reports today.
Peli tweets, “There are stories coming out about sequels in the works. Those are listed on IMDB as Paranormal Activity 8, remake, etc. Those are not real sequels.”
“We have nothing to do with them, and do not know these people who claim to be making these films,” Peli adds, suggesting the franchise has no current plans for new sequels.
Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
Paranormal Activity fans: there are stories coming out about sequels in the works. Those are listed on IMDB as Paranormal Activity 8, remake, etc.
Those are not real sequels. We have nothing to do with them, and do not know these people who claim to be making these films.
— Oren Peli (@Oren_Peli) August 8, 2022
