Ideal timing and a Hollywood heavyweight helped, but Paramount pressed all the right buttons in its targeted campaign for the low-budget thriller. Don't expect it to stay on top, though
Gale Anne Hurd is producing the scary movie, which CBS hopes to turn into a franchise
I sat down with the Rasmussen brothers to discuss working with Carpenter, their favorite films -- and the future of horror
Vampires are the new heartthrobs, zombies are the new action villains
After a quiet year for gore, studios are putting all their horror eggs in an October basket -- will that hurt "Let Me In" and "Paranormal 2"?
Look very closely for some surprise clues as to what may be in store
Deal will screen movies simultaneously at Austin event and VOD
Why the fake-documentary approach works so well, from "Blair Witch" to "Paranormal Activity" to "Last Exorcism"
The horror classic will screen one-night only in advance of its DVD release
Without Duane Jones in the lead, “Night” would still have been an innovative shocker but wouldn’t have hit the cultural nerves it did
The veteran producer is tapped to run the online and on-demand horror hub as it prepares to launch a cable channel
Deon Taylor horror film considered for new franchise.
$11,000-budget horror film 'Paranormal Activity' was picked up by Dreamworks at Slamdance in January.
Inexpensive, venerable horror franchises remain among the most reliable assets in the business.
