We continue our Spooky Season tradition of walking through an entire franchise by tackling the sequel to the landmark cultural phenomenon of Paranormal Activity. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 throws both the familiar and the inventive at the screen as it unfolds the story of Daniel and Kristi, who after welcoming their new baby Hunter to their home soon discover some inexplicable phenomena may be occurring right under their nose. Now they, and their teen daughter Ali, must navigate something they barely believe, let alone understand.

We're joined by friends of the show Matt Ruff and Julie Ahern for a lively and thoughtful discussion not only of the merits and demerits of this sequel, but also of the ways that dismissing what scares us can often give it substantive influence over us.

Also featuring a Patron-only segment where Reed and Nathan venture back to Springfield for TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XXI, it's a fun and thoughtful conversation that we really hope you enjoy.

Patron Only Segment: TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XXI

7:49 - Matt Ruff's upcoming novel

9:46 - PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2

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