I am a horror fan, a big one! Don’t get me wrong, I jump, I’m squeamish and spend most of the film hiding behind my pillow but there is something that makes all the horror genres seem generic. The three rules 1) Virgins always live 2) Don’t drink or you will die and 3) The killer always comes back for one last scream
I decided that I was going to watch Paranormal Activity last night, and settled down ready to be a little rattled. I did not estimate the intensity of my fear which resulted in Josh having to be attached to my hip wherever I went. The films were amazing, despite the film trying to make it out to be reality, these movies made you feel as if you were watching genuine family videos and I was s**ting it.
Number 3 is by far the scariest as you see ‘Toby’ interact violently with an 8 and 6 year old. It is definitely not one for the weak skinned. I spent the movie hidden behind a pillow as every bang, creak and whisper became malevolent- Of course my cover became my protection from a demon who, in two of the films, dragged a girl out of bed. It was a fantastic movie from a relatively unknown director with talent not seen since Wes Craven. There is a new horror king in town.
