History NightmareFuel / ParanormalActivity

** Not enough credit is given to the ghostly Katie and Kristi, as pictured to the above right. It's not right to say that they have ''possessed'' eyes, because we've seen that with Oscar: possession manifests with an oily black sclera. ''These'' abominations, however, despite having a flashlight shone on them, have no such oily reflection. It becomes more apparent as you stare into their empty grins and creepy stoicism that ''they have no eyes at all.'' And the cherry on top is their soft calming of Jesse, explaining that [[Main/JoinUsDrone Tobi is ready for him]]. Their presence in the film is so brief and yet for many it could very well give [[Film/TheShining the Grady twins]] a run for their money!

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Boo.'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350: '''[[Film/TheEvilDead1981 For God's sake,]]''' '''''[[Film/TheEvilDead1981 what happened to their eyes?!]]''''']]

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* The discovery of Katie's photo in the attic.

* Kristi's possession. It will unnerve a lot of viewers.

* The scene with the moving train toy. Especially when it engages in some OffscreenTeleportation.

* THE SHEET. THE DAMNED [[ItMakesSenseInContext SHEET.]]

* The final night... It really puts the pressure on.
** [[ItMakesSenseInContext The old ladies.]] They were billed as "creepy ladies" for a damn good reason.
* When Katie bumps into Toby. Toby ''doesn't'' like to be touched.

* The demon filling the parents' room with white noise so they wouldn't hear their children screaming and crying for them.

* The knife violently crashing from above into the kitchen counter immediately after Doug moved away from it.
* Alex being levitated into the air for no particular reason unknowingly as she's sleeping.

* ''"[[WhamLine He looks just like his mom]]."''

* The moving chair and tricycle.
--> '''Wyatt:''' ''Cool!''
* Three words: Circle inside triangle.

* Any scene that happens to take place in the house across the street from Alex's house.

* Oscar's body hitting the top of the car.

* Jesse's demon face.
* The increasingly antagonistic nature of the Simon game.

* The video tapes from 1988 where Katie and Kristi forsee the family of this film.

* The demon moving around beneath the wall plaster of Leila's room and opening up the portal.
* Leila is somehow transported, offscreen from a hotel six miles away, back to her house.

** The NightmareFuel gets [[FromBadToWorse worse]] when you realize the scratches aren't from her attempting to escape, and were put there purposefully and probably not by Kristi herself, considering they say "MEUS." That's Latin for "mine." It seems Toby the demon is rather... ''[[JustForPun possessive]]''.

* THE SHEET. OH GOD THE [[ItMakesSenseInContext SHEET.]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4yp2t7Doac trailer]] alone already gives one of the most horryfying moments of the entire franchise. Alex is talking to her boyfriend and filming with her camera, and she then spots CreepyChild Hunter standing outside her house...and then he disappears...lights go off and then...Possessed!Katie's silhouette appears behind Alex, the door closes behind her and then...nothing.

* When Jesse goes to Anna's basement by himself. He investigates the basement searching for his dog, runs into the ''children versions of Kate and Kristi with possessed eyes'', tries to run away only to find himself trapped, tries calling for help and behind one of the plastic sheets, a shadow can be seen approaching him...and suddenly charges at him with a ungodly roar.

** Not enough credit is given to the ghostly Katie and Kristi, as pictured to the above right. It's not right to say that they have ''possessed'' eyes, because we've seen that with Oscar: possession manifests with an oily black sclera. ''These'' abominations, however, despite having a flashlight shone on them, have no such oily reflection. It becomes more apparent as you stare into their empty grins and creepy stoicism that ''they have no eyes at all.'' Their presence in the film is so brief and yet for many it could very well give [[Film/TheShining the Grady twins]] a run for their money!

[[caption-width-right:350: [[Film/TheEvilDead1981 For God's sake, what happened to their eyes?!]]]]

* On a couple of occasions, when Katie is possessed, she gets out of bed, and stands in one spot. Staring at Micah. For ''hours''. It's a lot creepier than it sounds.
** Even worse, is if you [[FreezeFrameBonus look closely]], you can see her shadow move on its own.
* On a more meta level, some of the real terror of the film becomes apparent if the supernatural elements are ignored: now it's a film about home invasion, about how you aren't necessarily safe even in your own ''bedroom'', and how being asleep and oblivious doesn't make you any safer to [[ParanoiaFuel what might be going on during the night]].