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'Paranormal Activity 4' Trailer: Hidden Camera Prank House Strikes Again

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The fourth Paranormal Activity film, just announced in January, is being rushed into theaters by October. Lucky for Paramount, it's pretty easy to throw one of these goddammers together, so they've already got a trailer to start promoting this thing.

In this brief preview, you'll see that--like a sitcom struggling to reach enough episodes for syndication--an intrusive, oddball neighbor boy has been tossed in as a late addition to the series. Could he be the one causing shadowy figures to yet again appear before the waiting lenses of consumer electronics? Or is he merely a dark portent warning that the writers, out of ideas, will probably next take the series to Disney World or something?

The voice of a fully-computerized house cautioning that doors have been opened: that's a scare everyone can relate to!

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