

This movie doesn’t have the horrific imagery that a lot of horror fans are drawn to, and for the most part, the characters are never in any real danger until the very end. For example, they look at the scene early in the movie when the door moves a little bit then goes back to its original position, and they yawn because, well, it’s just a door moving-and I totally get it. Now, I know some people don’t get the hype about Paranormal Activity. I’m not really sure, though, because everyone else in the theater was screaming too.

I didn’t laugh at any of the scary parts, and while I didn’t have nightmares afterward, I think I might have screamed a bit at the end. The film started out alright, but it quickly became the most harrowing moviegoing experience of my entire life. I didn’t think the trailers looked very good, but my buddies convinced me to go to the theater with them anyway.

I was in college, and some of my friends wanted to see it. But that all changed when I saw Paranormal Activity. I’ve always loved them, and when I was younger, I prided myself on never having been scared by them. In fact, I can’t even remember a time when I found horror films scary. I grew up watching horror movies the way normal kids watch Disney movies, so I became desensitized to them at a very early age. In fact, I’m usually the guy who laughs when everyone else screams at the scary parts in horror films, and I don’t normally have nightmares or any trouble sleeping afterward even when I watch them alone at night with all the lights off.
