Episode 13 - Found Footage: Paranormal Activity, big houses, night vision and bad boyfriends

Chillennial Horrors

If your girlfriend tells you not to get a Ouija board, what do you not do? That's right, Paranormal Activity's Micah might be one of the worst boyfriends in horror history.

We have left the blood-soaked basements of the Splat Pack behind and we're heading into found footage territory with micro-budget found footage sensation Paranormal Activity. We talk about how Oren Peli created the blueprint for the subgenre's future and many Blumhouse horrors to come, the joys of a well-paced jump scare, and whether this era-defining chiller is still scary.

Plus, we look at how Paranormal Activity 2 tried to deepen the mythology and lost its way with more cameras, that amazing jump scare in Paranormal Activity 3, and briefly run through the rest of the franchise's diminishing returns. Remember: it's not the house, it's you.

Music: Doors Of Skin by Complexi-Tales