CHICAGO — “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” went straight to streaming four years ago, which didn’t bode well for the once-popular horror franchise. Would that movie — the seventh official one — mean ...

Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity, was a testament to just how well horror can do with very little and has endured as one of the scariest found footage franchises to date. However, Peli's preferred ...

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