Taking a cue from “Paranormal Activity’s” success, The Asylum turns in a found-footage fest of its own, PARANORMAL ENTITY. One can’t really pick on it for slow starting, since that comes with the genre. And I’m a sucker for the genre, so maybe my review is rejectable on the grounds of bias, but whatever. Once it gets rolling, PARANORMAL ENTITY gives you the creeps and boo! factor of a groovy haunted house movie with the added sense of reality provided by the faux non-fiction approach. The Asylum also ups the ante by added a few exploitative bits typically absent from more mainstream found footage horror movie endeavors. And that’s just fine by me. You won’t find me complaining about a tad bit of the red stuff and a little nudity. PARANORMAL ENTITY escalates from quiet disturbances to violent and violating attacks by whatever malevolent force is focused on the daughter of the family (who lost its father/husband prior to the events of the film). The performers, particularly the one playing the daughter, are effective and generally help heighten the realism of the movie. The climax of the film delivers a pretty great payoff, and, let’s face it, these found footage horror flicks are kind of like H.P. Lovecraft stories – it’s all about the payoff ….
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