09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘Paranormal Activity's Terrifying New Stage Show Sets Opening Date
If Paranormal Activity proves anything, it's that the enigmatic ghosts and demons at the heart of the series don't stay dormant for very long.
Four years after the seventh and most recent entry in the long-running horror series (2021's Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin), the famed supernatural horror series is set to return in grand fashion. Only this time, it'll be through a wildly different medium. (And no, we're not talking about spiritual mediums.)
In an interesting new development for the popular horror franchise, Paranormal Activity is set to make its pulse-pounding debut in the theatrical world with their new stage play.
Scheduled to arrive in London's West End theatre district later this year, Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage will offer a suspenseful new take on the series' supernatural universe, introducing a new story based on its cinematic precursor.
The play will follow a young couple, James and Lou, who move from Chicago to London only to discover a mysterious, otherworldly entity is haunting their new home. Directed by Sleep No More's Felix Barrett and penned by Levi Holloway of Grey House fame, the show will offer up a bold new spin on the traditional ghost story, featuring an "unsettling intimacy only theater can provide."
"I'm so thrilled that Paranormal will have a chance to ensnare and unnerve audiences in London later this year," said Barrett. "From seeing the advertising campaign of the film 20 years ago, where you watched cinema audiences leap out of their chairs in horror, I have long wondered how you could recreate that visceral reaction in a theater setting."
"How do you bring one of the most frightening films to life?" How do you break the inherent safety that a plush West End theater offers?" the director continued. "It's been an incredible challenge, and we cannot wait to see how London audiences respond."
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage will open at London's Ambassadors Theatre on December 5, with a scheduled run of 12 weeks into 2026.
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