Paranormal Activity 3 (HBO)

About Paranormal Activity 3 (HBO)

Released in 2011, 'Paranormal Activity 3' is a thrilling horror movie directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. As the third installment in the 'Paranormal Activity' franchise, the film acts as a prequel, revealing a backstory set 18 years prior to the events of the previous films. The plot revolves around two young sisters who become involved with an invisible entity inhabiting their home.

Making / Production

'Paranormal Activity 3' was produced by Jason Blum and Oren Peli. Keeping true to the franchise, the movie was made in the found footage style, meaning that the film is presented as if it's discovered video recordings, with the majority of the footage in the movie being portrayed as coming from a 1980s camcorder.

Actors

• Chloe Csengery as Katie: A young girl who, along with her sister, begins experiencing disturbing phenomena. Csengery delivers a compelling performance, accurately capturing the growing fear and curiosity of her character.
• Jessica Tyler Brown as Kristi: Katie's younger sister who first communicates with the entity. Brown’s nuanced performance provides an unsettling insight into the entity's influence.
• Christopher Nicholas Smith as Dennis: The girls’ stepfather who chooses to document the paranormal incidents on his camera. Smith effectively portrays his character’s growing alarm and obsession.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The film serves as a prequel to the previous installments, providing the backstory that led to the horrifying events viewers had already experienced.
• 'Paranormal Activity 3' garnered the largest opening weekend gross for a horror film at the time of its release.

Awards

The film was nominated for multiple awards in 2012, including the Empire Award for Best Horror and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller.

Quotes

• "This is not simply about a few weird, unexplainable things happening in our house, Okay?" - Dennis
• "He's gonna take me away." - Kristi

Music, Soundtrack

• Music for the film was scored by Michael Wandmacher, who went on to score the fourth installment of the 'Paranormal Activity' series.
• The soundtrack made effective use of silence and sudden sound cues to generate suspense and horror.