PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Andrew Jacobs (Major Crimes), Richard Cabral (End of Watch), Carlos Pratts (Cartel War), Gabrielle Walsh (film debut), Eddie J. Fernandez (The Last Stand), Molly Ephraim (Paranormal Activity 2), Chloe Csengery (Paranormal Activity 3), Jessica Tyler Brown (Paranormal Activity 3)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

One of the characters, like the other movies!

Seriously, though…

Christopher Landon (Burning Palms), director, writer; Oren Peli (Insidious), producer; Gonzalo Amat (The Devil Inside), cinematographer; Gregory Plotkin (Southside), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After a woman dies in her apartment underneath a party in Oxnard, California, a partygoer named Jesse (Jacobs) armed with a video camera goes to investigate. Afterwards, when he notices a strange bite mark on his arm which causes strange events around him, his family and friends must try to save him…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Despite moving from its familiar Halloween release slot, the Paranormal Activity series continues on with a new spin-off that brings new fears, new allies and new demons to face as well as more found-footage consisting of mostly shaky images and obnoxious cinematography.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 1ST JANUARY 2014

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