Coworker told me about a movie today called Paranormal Activity. One of our co-workers saw it recently and said it's truly scary.

Anyone seen it?

It's a low-budget, Blair-Witch-esque type movie. Reviews seem generally positive.

Jordan .

Haven't seen it, but evidently a lot of people have:

Expanding to 160 sites, Paranormal Activity surged to a spectacular $7.9 million for a $9.1 million total since it started with midnight-only showings on Sept. 25. The horror movie broke the minor record of highest-grossing weekend ever for a movie playing at less than 200 theaters, exceeding Platoon's $3.7 million at 174 sites (which would be nearly on par adjusted for ticket-price inflation). With its micro-budget documentary style, advertising focusing on how much it's scaring audiences and its tapping into the popular haunting sub-genre, Paranormal appears to be channeling The Blair Witch Project from ten years ago, though its box office, as great as it has been, hasn't matched that sensation at the same point. Blair Witch faded quickly after its first few weeks, and it remains to be seen if Paranormal can maintain its momentum. While the iron is still hot, though, distributor Paramount Pictures will roll it out into nationwide release on Oct. 16.

by Brandon Gray