I'm never turning off the lights again

Rating: 9/10 (8 July 2013)

Paranormal Activity scared the living daylights out of me. This was one of the creepiest, most unrelenting horror films I have ever seen in my life. I slept with the lights on for days after watching this. To know that it was shot on such a small budget and still manages to be so effective is a tribute to the flawless direction by Oren Peli and terrific acting by the leads (Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat). Paranormal Activity takes a similar approach to the Blair Witch Project, in that it suggests a lot and shows very little. Though that's more because of the low budget, this works to the film's advantage. The scares are jolting because they're so simple. I probably won't be able to watch Paranormal Activity ever again, but in this case that's a good thing.