Warning: If you have seen the other Paranormal Activity (PA) movies do not waste time reading this review. You probably know what I plan to say.

For our Halloween edition of the biweekly movie review comes PA4 which failed to deliver anything more than the first three films, so in the spirit of concision I’ll keep it short.

The film continues the story with Katie and her nephew having moved to Nevada. The neighbors across the street begin to notice strange “activity” in their house (doors opening randomly and flashes of mysterious light across the screen) since the arrival of Katie and her nephew Robbie.

PA4’s suspense technique wears thin when you realize that after a long silence there will most likely be something loud intended to startle. In classic horror movie fashion the beginning of the film has several flinch fakeouts which work but detract from the eventual climax.

There were continuity issues like the time stamp of one camera that was only present at night and switched sides of the screen from the beginning to the end.

The film started off with family tension that could have been explored in-depth to make the story more interesting, but failed to invest the audience in the characters.