Impressive stagecraft and jump scares can’t make up for Levi Holloway’s thin story and underwritten characters.

After seven movies, the “Paranormal Activity” franchise doesn’t frighten audiences the way it once did — that is, through the power of suggestion, using home security cameras, smartphones and webcams ...

Chicago’s own Levi Holloway has established himself as a leader in the horror-theater genre — yes, it’s a thing. But what’s great about “Paranormal Activity” — the U.S. premiere now at Chicago ...

What’s scarier, a world with ghosts or a world without them? I pondered this question on the drive downtown to see “Paranormal Activity,” a stage play based on the Paramount Pictures movie franchise ...