Fans of the Paranormal Activity franchise will soon be able to possess their own copy of the third film in the series as Paranormal Activity 3 becomes available on Blu-ray and DVD beginning January 24th. In honor of this monumental event, the creator of the series, and several actors from the franchise assembled at Hollywood’s legendary Roosevelt Hotel recently (on Friday, January 13^th in fact) to discuss the success of the series and drop a few hints about the unenviable Paranormal Activity 4.

Along with several other members of the press, IAR attended the “Tea with Toby,” which is of course named after the demonic entity featured in the films. Tea, coffee, cheese and dessert were served while we all sat down at a table that had seating cards with our individual names printed on them. A special spot at the table was reserved for our host – Toby, but he never made his presence known.

On hand was series creator Oren Peli, as well as actors Katie Featherston, Micha Sloat, and Chris Smith. Also in attendance were Chloe Csengery and Jessica Tyler Brown, the young actresses that play Katie and Kristi, respectively, as children in the most recent film.

The first Paranormal Activity movie, as written and directed by Oren Peli, cost around $15,000 to make, was purchased by Paramount for somewhere in the neighborhood of $300,000, and went on to gross more than $100 million when it reached theaters in October of 2009.  Last year, Paranormal Activity 2, made for just a few millions dollars, grossed just under $85 million. 

Given those ratios of expense-to-profit, it was guaranteed that another entry in the found footage franchise would roll around this Halloween, and probably for the next several Halloweens as well.  The first poster for Paranormal Activity 3 premiered online today, sticking to the style of its predecessors while claiming that audiences will "Discover how the activity began."

If you're anything like me, then you already have an elaborate and uncompromising plan in place for the event of an apocalyptic viral pandemic.  Coco, the hero of the Argentinian film Phase 7, however, had no such plan in place, and when his apartment block is put on quarantine, he must protect his pregnant wife and his precious refrigerator from paranoid, marauding neighbors.  Phase 7 is a potent mix of horror, social satire, comedy, and claustrophobic thriller, earning a legion of enthusiastic fans in Argentina.  Now, the film is coming to America as part of the "Night Terrors" film series, brought to you by The Collective, AMC Theatres and Bloody-Disgusting.

This past October, Paranormal Activity 2 broke the Blair Witch bad sequel curse. The film opened to terrific reviews, broke box office records and terrified audiences thanks to some seriously spooky scares.

However, there is more horror to come when PA2 hits Blu-ray and DVD on February 8 in a special “Unrated Director’s Cut.” And in case you needed a fix before you get your copy, we’ve got a creepy clip from the unrated version that you can check out below. This is most definitely one horror film you don’t need to lock your doors; the uninvited guest will do it for you.

Will you be picking up your copy on February 8th?

There is a chill in the air, and it’s not because Christmas is right around the corner. No, the chill is the demonic inhabitant in Paranormal Activity 2.

Are you scared yet?

We’d already received word that Tod Williams had shot some alternate endings for Paranormal Activity 2. And as usual, fans have been assured we’ll get a glimpse of those alternate endings. Now, we’ve got some wild news trickling across the web.

Williams reportedly shot nearly 20 alternate endings!

It looks like Paranormal Activity 2 might do very well for Paramount Pictures. The film earned a $6.3 million from its midnight screenings alone making it the highest midnight grosser for an R-rated film of all time. It surpassed Watchman’s $4.6 million and will likely have a strong opening weekend due to mostly positive word of mouth.

Last year, Paranormal Activity also did strong numbers that brought it up to $107 million domestic and $193 worldwide with a incredibly low budget of $15,000. While PA2 had a little more money to spend, it will most likely make it all up this weekend.

On Wednesday night at Midnight, iamROGUE.com will be in line with countless others. We will be waiting for the film that we all “Demanded”. Finally we will get to witness Paranormal Activity 2!

This highly-anticipated event will likely draw record crowds, all hoping to be terrified just in time for Halloween.

Will the film live up to the hype? Will it offer up the same thrills and chills as the original? I can tell you the answer right now… an astounding yes! Or should I say… Holy crap! Say goodbye to sleep!  Don't worry, we'll keep this spoiler free!

Much of the success of the first Paranormal Activity, in addition to being freakin’ scary, was word of mouth from free screenings and a campaign to Demand It! Well, with Paranormal Activity 2 coming out this Friday, Paramount Pictures and Eventful are thanking loyal fans by offering free screenings of the film across the country. All you have to do is sign up online then wait in line. Want to know where and how?

October 13: Paranormal Activity

What happens when you sleep? The creaking you hear from another room? Perhaps the cat is playing with a toy and making a creepy noise? Or maybe it is something that you can’t see. Imagine videotaping all that goes on all through the night while you sleep. Second thought, maybe you don’t want to know.

Paranormal Activity is an eerie look at a young couple haunted by an unknown assailant. There were no CG monsters taking shape from inside the house. In fact, it seemed like the ghost was pretty harmless early on, albeit annoying.