Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

In a quick prologue, in 2005, Katie (Katie Featherston) drops a box of old videotapes to be stored in her sister Kristi's basement. The content on these tapes consists of young Katie (the main character of Paranormal Activity) and Kristi (the main character of Paranormal Activity 2) in 1988. The girls live with their mother Julie (Lauren Bittner) and Julie's loving boyfriend Dennis (Christopher Nicholas Smith). Kristi begins spending time with a sinister-sounding "imaginary friend," Toby, and strange, terrifying things begin happening in the house. Dennis starts to videotape everything, but is anyone really prepared for the true horror behind it all?

The sequel continues the broken/mixed family dynamic of the previous two films, but the characters here are more sharply drawn and more sympathetic; this family has a more loving feel. The main drawback is the plot. Still somewhat ambiguous, it tries to explain everything and conclude the series. But that conclusion is a bit unsatisfying, more like a whimper than a bang. Overall, though, the movie definitely provides strong chills.