Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. "It fell on my desk through my agent as something with the ...

Paranormal Activity is a horror legend on its own across generations of film enthusiasts, and the original creator only had a shoestring budget and a dream. A phenomenon that just had to be witnessed ...

After seven movies, the “Paranormal Activity” franchise doesn’t frighten audiences the way it once did — that is, through the power of suggestion, using home security cameras, smartphones and webcams ...