Paranormal Activity - Watch Order: Release Order
The Paranormal Activity franchise revolutionized found-footage horror with its low-budget, high-impact approach to supernatural terror. Beginning with the original film's simple setup of a couple documenting strange occurrences in their home, the series expanded into a complex mythology involving generational curses, demonic entities, and occult conspiracies.
This release order includes all seven films, though viewers should note that Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021) is a standalone soft reboot with no connection to the main storyline. The other films form an interconnected saga centered around sisters Katie and Kristi, with prequels and sequels revealing the dark history behind their family's curse.

Paranormal Activity
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

Paranormal Activity 2
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.

Paranormal Activity 4
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Seventeen-year-old Jesse has been hearing terrifying sounds coming from his neighbor’s apartment, but when he turns on his camera and sets out to uncover their source, he encounters an ancient evil that won’t rest until it’s claimed his very soul.


Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Margot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding a sinister secret.
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