The no-budget ghost story "Paranormal Activity" arrives 10 years after "The Blair Witch Project," and the two horror movies share more than a clever construct and shaky, handheld camerawork. Like its predecessor, "Paranormal Activity" has been making waves through a viral marketing campaign that has been building positive ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hoping to catch lightning in a bottle (or the ghost in the machine), Paramount Pictures has been treading carefully with its release of "Paranormal Activity," which opened in 12 theaters on Friday. The Slamdance 2008 pickup's ridiculously low budget of $15,000 and cinema-verite approach to the supernatural evoke that ultimate sleeper success, "The Blair ...