Paranormal Activity Trailer and Spielberg Story

Published by Jeff Leins on: September 21st, 2009

There has been a lot of talk about Paranormal Activity, the latest hand-held, low-budget horror flick headed to theaters.  This one, however, is being called “one of the scariest of all-time,” “our generation’s The Exorcist,” and other early positive reviews of the terrifying two-person fright fest.

It has already played Slamdance and Telluride, but it landed the opening slot at this weekend’s Fantastic Fest here in Austin with simultaneous midnight screenings in seven major markets.  Paramount has picked it up and plans to hold a few more sneaks as it rolls out from limited release.  If you want to see it in your town, there’s an Eventful website set up to “Demand it” for your city. The studio plans to go wide sometime in mid-October.

In the process of deciding on the $15,000 horror for his company, according to the LA Times Steven Spielberg watched the DVD screener at his home in the Palisades.  Shortly after being thoroughly spooked half to death, his bedroom door inexplicably locked from the inside and he had to hired a locksmith to get inside the empty room.  He carried the disc back to the office in a garbage bag.  Even the stories about watching this thing are creepy.

Watch the trailer below, but you should know you’ll probably get chills at least once: