10 Blumhouse Productions That Prove The New Halloween Movie Is Doomed

Though supposedly set in 1988, Paranormal Activity 3 features too-contemporary actors and locations, which is apt because this prequel is basically the same old routine, remixed, repackage and relocated to a different era.

It’s equally apt that Blumhouse should have acquired the rights to the Amityville franchise because this series is basically a scaled-down Amityville Horror for the YouTube generation, where the minimalist filmmaking disguises the fact that we’re not seeing anything new. They even recycle Amityville’s let’s-scare-the-babysitter gag, which is ironic because just like that supposedly true story, all PA3 wants to do is fleece the unwary.

Once again, some boring people film themselves sleeping, opening doors and discussing minutiae before the (cough) action starts, but the creepiest thing here is that the filmmakers knew we’d fall for their recycled shtick. Sure enough, this third instalment is just like its predecessors and really gets going in the last 5 minutes.