Tag: Paranormal Activity
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Apollo 18’s Scrapped Trilogy Plans Would Have Been Big
The idea of found footage as a filmmaking technique stretches back to at least 1961 with the release of Shirley Clarke’s relatively obscure drama “The Connection.” The found footage style was used to present scripted material as if it were documentary footage, employing a lot of shaky, handheld camera work and extemporaneous-sounding dialogue. The term…
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Blumhouse to Curate Horror Exhibit in Colorado Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining’
Jason Blum is preparing to expand his horror empire into the museum world.The CEO of Blumhouse, who has produced horror hits ranging from “Paranormal Activity” to “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” has announced plans to develop a horror exhibit at the the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. The hotel famously served as Stephen King’s inspiration…
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Taylor Swift’s Box Office Appeal Is the Only Thing That Scares Jason Blum
If you want to scare off a demon, you might want to reconsider calling Father Merrin. Sure, he might get rid of the demon Pazuzu eventually, but one mention of Taylor Swift will send everyone running for the hills, as Jason Blum has admitted today. The founder of Blumhouse, the horror studio that has terrified…
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What Is The Highest-Grossing Found Footage Movie of All Time?
When talking about some of the highest-grossing horror films, people may not associate found footage with that achievement. The subgenre is more niche than it is lucrative compared to others of its kind, such as slasher horror and psychological horror, but has amassed a huge following nonetheless. The often hit-or-miss subgenre has produced now-cult favorites…
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Steven Spielberg Helped Make This Found Footage Horror Film Even Scarier
Few modern films have given Hollywood a much-needed adrenaline rush quite like Paranormal Activity. Shot in just seven days with a meager $15,000 budget, Oren Peli’s 2009 haunted house sensation became an unexpected and massive hit, reviving the found footage genre and spawning a franchise. Ingenious and chilling in equal measure, the bare-bones film about…
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The Outwaters: Trailer, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far
Found footage is the one sub-genre of horror that always seems to divide fans. With low-budget production and shaky-camera-style cinematography, it’s difficult to pull off. However, when done right it can make for an unforgettable movie. From The Blair Witch Project and its viral marketing campaign in the 90s, to modern favorites such as Paranormal…
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‘Skinamarink’ Review: A Micro-Budget Horror Sensation that Feels like ‘Home Alone’ in Hell
Or a creepypasta remake of “Home Alone” steeped in the ineffable fear a young child would feel if the rest of their family abandoned them in the middle of the night. Or a slow cinema version of “Paranormal Activity” that ditched jump-scares for pervasive dread, maintaining the disembodied camerawork of a found footage film while…
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Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster in Advanced Talks to Merge
Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and James Wan’s Atomic Monster are in advanced talks to merge and join forces, potentially bringing together two horror powerhouses in the industry.Both Blum and Wan spoke with The New York Times Wednesday about the possibility of a merger, discussing how they would be perfect counterparts of artist and businessman, having…
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Horror Show: James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse in Talks to Merge
Click here to read the full article.Here’s a scary thought: two horror powerhouses may be merging in order to create more terror.James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, who between then have created horror franchises ranging from Saw and The Conjuring to Paranormal Activity and Sinister, as well as countless of other hits, are…
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Jason Blum Ready to Move on from ‘Paranormal Activity’: ‘That Last Movie Was Terrible’
Jason Blum owes a lot to the “Paranormal Activity” franchise. The found footage movies helped establish his Blumhouse Productions as a horror movie powerhouse, creating an endlessly profitable formula that has given him the financial freedom to pursue riskier projects. Blum has produced seven “Paranormal Activity” films, from the original in 2007 to 2021’s “Paranormal…