Wow - a film about paranormal activity!

Rating: 6/10 (17 October 2012)

From the producer of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY a film about - wait for it - paranormal activity. Ethan Hawke plays true-crime writer Ellison who moves his family into a house where a gruesome murder/abduction took place. His son sleepwalks, his daughter paints gory murals, his wife loses her temper. Ellison uncovers a link to other 'homes of horror' in different parts of the country.
Not a lot that's new here. Themes from Stephen King and lots of Haunted House movies are shaken and stirred into the pot. There are some good make-you-jump moments, but the audience is allowed to see some manifestations that Ellison misses. Perhaps we were meant to shout out, "It's behind you!" as if this was a Christmas panto.
The mumbo-jumbo that unravels the mystery is dafter than usual. The ending was mildly shocking but not as good as CARRIE's postscript.