Paranormal Activity : A Horror Phenomenon

Paranormal Activity is catching on. The $11,000 fright flick is poised for a box-office breakout

Paramount

Katie Featherston and Micah Stoat in Paranormal Activity

Oh, sweet Jesus, that nice couple Katie and Micah are about to go to sleep again! They already suspect that their house is haunted. Micah has propped up his video camera in their bedroom to record any unusual phenomena, so they'll know what awful thing happened the previous night, while they were sleeping. The bedroom door moved a couple of inches and then ... moved back !

Big hairy deal, say cynics who were bred on gross-out horror movies. Show us heads exploding, chests busting, legs sawed off. Yet the packed audience at a late-night screening of

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