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Like “Stranger Things” and “Harry Potter,” this horror film franchise is branching out with an original story that aims to pull the rug from under theatergoers. Like “Stranger Things” and “Harry ...

It's been a long time coming since this legendary Blumhouse horror franchise has gotten an update of this magnitude, and it's a big one.

After seven movies, the “Paranormal Activity” franchise doesn’t frighten audiences the way it once did — that is, through the power of suggestion, using home security cameras, smartphones and webcams ...