Paranormal Entity (2009) movie poster

Paranormal Entity

2009 ·1h 28m · ★ 5.1 (125)

Thomas Finley has been arrested for the murder of his nineteen-year old sister, Samantha and fifty-two year old, Edgar Lauren, a Professor and paranormal investigator. Police were called to the scene by Thomas himself in the early hours of the morning, finding him inside with his sister's body cradled in his arms. In his statement given in police custody, Thomas claimed that the victims were attacked by a demonic entity of unknown origin. Days later, he committed suicide. It is the opinion of those closely related to the family that a video found at the scene be shown to the public as a final testament to what actually happened inside the Finley home in those final days.

Why it matters

A low-budget found-footage haunt that rides the coattails of Paranormal Activity with earnest, if uneven, results.

  • A prime example of micro-budget demon hauntings flooding late-2000s direct-to-video shelves, tapping into post-PA paranoia.
  • Practical scares are sparse, leaning heavily on shaky cams and night-vision gloom — a lesson in minimalist tension.
  • For fans chasing the genealogy of found-footage horror, it’s a curiosity more than a classic.
  • Uneven acting and pacing might test patience, but those craving a raw, stripped-down ghost story might find eerie value buried in the static.
2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
43
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
Found FootageParanormal

Phobia triggers

Religious Imagery

TMDB Keywords

based on true storydemonic possessionfake documentarylights turned offvideo recorder

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