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“Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” star talks about learning craft at NIU

By Deanna Frances | January 3, 2014

NIU alumna Gabrielle Walsh stars in "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones," which hit theaters Jan. 3.Walsh plays Marisol in the horror film. She received an acting degree from NIU and credits some of her success as an actress to her education in the...

‘Mama’ brings chills and thrills

By Beth Schumacher | January 21, 2013

Over the last couple of years, movies of the horror genre have been failing at doing their job: scaring the audience. The latest Guillermo del Toro film, “Mama,” was released in theaters Friday. I’m happy to report, the Paranormal Activity series...

Chloe Csengery (left) plays young a young Katie Strider, the
heroine of the Paranormal Activity trilogy. She and her
younger sister Kristi Rey, played by Jessica Tyler Brown, film the
unexplainable phenomenon which follows them in Paranormal
Activity 3.  Released Friday, the film set a box office
record, grossing over $54 million in its opening weekend.

Paranormal Activity 3 dominates despite plot holes, cheap CGI, teased hair

By Sarah Contreras | October 23, 2011

Paranormal Activity 3 set a box office record for a horror film over the weekend, and I don’t really understand why. You see, I saw the movie Friday night and was sorely disappointed. I’d gone into the theater giddy with excitement, flanked by two...