User:HumanxAnthro/sandbox/Horror techniques of the Paranormal Activity

Anna North described the Paranormal Activity films as subverting haunted house movies, in that the evil spirit doesn't just terrorize a single space but wherever the character Katie moves; this creates an impossible dilemma, in that moving out of the house won't solve the family's problems and recording the paranormal demon's actions only worsens the problem (North 2015).

North noted a technique in Paranormal Activity 3 of the camera attached to a fan's oscillator that pans left to right, noting that tension is built out of the camera's movement itself. In other words, it leaves the audience guessing, "If the living room is empty now, will it still be empty when the camera pans back?" (North 2015).