Paranormal Activity

Today, I came across this movie about a haunted house while reading an article about the upcoming Cloverfield film. Both of these movies seem to be influenced by The Blair Witch Project, with its use of hand held cameras and the premise of authentic, "found" footage.

Paranormal Activity is interesting for the fact that it was created by one guy who had an idea to make a film after moving into a new house and being frightened by strange noises at night. He seems to share the same beliefs that Mark and I have about what makes a great horror film- creating a believable atmosphere and that "something ordinary can be disturbing".

Hopefully a studio will purchase the rights to this film and put it in wide release soon. Or better yet, have it premiere exclusively on iTunes and get it in the hands of consumers even sooner. This could be the killer app for Apple's movie downloading business as The 7th Guest was to CD-ROM drive and multimedia PC sales back in the 90s.