EVIL DEMON GOT YA SCREAMIN! By: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Well helloooo there!! Sasha Slaughter here with you on another dreary grey day. I'm telling you, this kind of weather makes me want to sleep all day. But like I said yesterday, I have to stay awake and entertain you, our minions! Today I'll be telling you about Paranormal Activity 2. If you were good little followers, then you'd know that yesterday I told you a little about Paranormal Activity.  

Paranormal Activity 2 is a prequel to the first one. It was released on October 22, 2010 and was written by Michael R. Perry and directed by Tod Williams. And one of the producers, Oren Peli, actually wrote and directed the first installment, Paranormal Activity. So let me tell you more about it huh?

In 2006 what homeowners Kristi and Dan Rey think is a burglary is actually something more sinister than they could ever imagine. They come home to find their house completely trashed, except for their infant son Hunter's bedroom. They realize the only thing that was stolen was a necklace given to Kristi by her sister Katie (remember her from the first film?). Dan decides to install security cameras to watch over Hunter. 

Martine, the housekeeper and nanny, can sense evil in the room and decides cleanse the house of "evil spirits". Dan finds her burning sage and immediately fires her. Meanwhile Katie and Kristi begin talking about how they were tormented by a demon when they were children and wonder if it's happening again. Dan and Kristi's daughter Ali begins to investigate the mysterious happenings. Eventually she discovers that on occasion, a human can make a deal with a demon for wealth or power by forfeiting the life of their first-born son. Ali also realizes that until Hunter, there had not been a male child born into Kristi and Katie's family since the time of their great-grandmother.

The violence begins to escalate and Katie is getting tormented further. The family's loyal dog named Abby is attacked violently off-camera and then apparently suffers a seizure. Dan and Ali decide to take the dog to the vet, leaving Kristi alone with Hunter. Kristi goes to check on him when she notices a light flicker on and off. She turns the light back on but as she walks away she notices it flicker off again. As she goes to investigate she is suddenly dragged down the stairs by an unseen force and then suddenly released. 

Kristi immediately runs back up the stairs but is again dragged down the stairs. This time Kristi is dragged into the basement where she stays for hours. Finally the basement door opens and Kristi walks out. The following day Ali is alone with Kristi, who wont get out of bed. Ali notices that the inside of the basement door is covered with scratches. She also sees the word Meus (Latin for Mine) carved into the door. That was only the beginning, the worst was yet to come for the Rey family.

I think I pretty much said it all yesterday. This film was decent too. I will say, it creeped me out. The weird loud growling noises, the chick getting dragged down the stairs..it was just creepy. I jumped a few times and was weirded out, but I kinda like that feeling. Total adrenaline rush. Like I said, all these sequels and prequels are just total overkill. Leave well enough alone! Ok, so two films are fine. The first one leaves us wanting more, and the second actually explains more, and hey, now we get it. No more! 

Do something more productive with your time...write a kick ass horror movie that ISN'T a sequel to Paranormal Activity 2....or 3...blahh!! I'm not hating on sequels, sometimes they're ok, but sometimes they are total shit. I already mentioned the Saw series...total overkill. The first 2 or 3 were good and creepy and bloody. The rest of them were like...REALLY??

Anyway, I'd give Paranormal Activity 2 a 3.5 out of 5. Like I said, it weirded me out and I liked the fact that it was a prequel and it explained some events that had happened before Micah and Katie started experiencing activity in their home. It's a good movie to watch in the dark..alone if you dare! So there it is, and thanks for stopping by Dead End Horror. Don't forget to check out what Zane's got going on. You'll be glad you did. Trust me.