It cost about €7,000 to make. It took only seven days to shoot. And the director was just 26 years old at the time. Paranormal Activity was a surprise hit. And just recently, it’s been described as one of the most frightening movies ever.
The film is directed by a 26-year-old, Oren Peli. The film is about a young couple: Micah (Micah Sloat) and his girlfriend Katie (Katie Featherston). They decide to move in together. Soon after, they begin to experience strange things: there are unusual noises, lights go on and off and doors slam in the middle of the night. What’s going on? Katie soon reveals that this isn’t the first time she’s been haunted by ghosts. When she was 8, a figure appeared at her family’s home. Later, that house mysteriously burned to the ground.