Paranormal Activity Movies: 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.
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Paranormal Activity
A young couple moving into a suburban home becomes increasingly terrorized by a mysterious supernatural presence that is most active during the night.
Paranormal Activity 3
In 1988, two young sisters discover they're not alone in their house when they befriend a mysterious invisible presence that has taken up residence with them.
Paranormal Activity 4
Five years after Katie and Hunter's disappearance, a suburban family experiences supernatural occurrences when mysterious new neighbors move in next door.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
A teenage boy investigates disturbing sounds from his neighbor's apartment with his camera, only to encounter an ancient supernatural force that threatens his soul.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
A family discovers a special camera that reveals supernatural entities in their home, leading them into a terrifying battle to protect their young daughter from a malevolent spirit.
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
A documentary filmmaker travels to a remote Amish community to reconnect with her estranged family, but discovers they may be harboring a dark secret.
Other Film Series
Edgar Wallace
German crime thriller series from 1959-1972 that created a distinctive subgenre of atmospheric gothic mysteries, featuring recurring cast and iconic villains.
Hellraiser
Supernatural body horror centered on a mysterious puzzle box and the sadomasochistic Cenobites led by Pinhead.
Nightmare on Elm Street
The iconic horror franchise following the burned child killer Freddy Krueger who stalks teenagers through their dreams.
Scream
A meta-horror franchise following Sidney Prescott and others as they face various Ghostface killers, known for its self-aware commentary on slasher film tropes.
Sherlock Holmes
Feature films based on Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, spanning multiple eras, actors, and interpretations across nearly a century of cinema.
The Conjuring Universe
Supernatural horror franchise following paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and their haunted cases.