Plot Summary
Novelist Greg Evans doesn’t believe in all that paranormal stuff, even though his son regularly goes to Ouija board ‘meetings.’ But then he begins experiencing paranormal events that he cannot explain, so he calls in a group of paranormal investigators to come check out the weird stuff going on in his house. Meanwhile, Greg’s wife prays that he will finally see the truth about the supernatural. Will Greg seek the truth before it’s too late for him? Will anyone be able to make through this film in its entirety?
Production Quality (-2 points)
From the studio that brought you the awful Pray. trilogy comes another cringeworthy horror production literally filmed with a camcorder that somebody carries around their houses and some abandoned buildings they commandeered for this madness. In this other worst possible production from Cross Shadow, everything is wrong. Sound quality is terrible, including the always unacceptable overdriven audio. The soundtrack is also strange. Video quality is blurry at times and lighting is inconsistent, including a lot of night vision scenes. Sets, locations, and props are very lacking and sad. Probably one of the worst elements of this film are the cringeworthy special effects that seem like they were pasted on top of the video. Basically, with nothing good to say here and many extremely bad elements, this is another negative production from Cross Shadow.
Plot and Storyline Quality (-1 points)
Much like Pray., Pray 2, and Pray 3D whatever, Paranormal is full of the worst possible portrayal of the spiritual\supernatural realm. Demons can only gain power over people through Ouija boards and extreme hauntings are apparently very commonplace in this universe. Stupid jump scares are used to make this movie ‘interesting,’ as if that’s possible. The whole thing is designed to scare you into not playing with the devil, but it’s done in such a juvenile fashion that this movie is only good for laughs. The characters are so poorly designed due to impossibly bad dialogue that there’s no way to take this seriously. The Christian message is equally silly. All drama is completely forced and manufactured as time is wasted on pointless night vision footage and exposition. Essentially, the Christian horror genre is among the worst.
Acting Quality (0 points)
Much like their other awkwardly titled movies, the Cross Shadow casts are stiff, awkward, and sometimes annoying. Of course, it’s not like they had actual lines to work with, but the lack of coaching makes matters way worse. Emotions are forced and unnatural, thus making for an even more painful experience. Unfortunately, there is nothing positing to note about this film.
Conclusion
Why do we need another one of these after Pray., Pray 2, and Pray 3D whatever? Why does this sort of horrifically low quality film making need to be perpetuated? Why is the Christian horror genre so bad? There are all pressing questions, but none of them are answered in this film. All we are left with is another embarrassing display of ineptitude and an example how to not make a movie.
Final Rating: -3 out of 10 points
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