Paranormal Freakout

Remember last year, when everyone had to "demand" for Paramount to release Paranormal Activity in theaters everywhere?  Apparently, some Twilight fans are now demanding that the trailer for the sequel needs to get the hell out of Texas.

Variety is reporting that the Cinemark theater chain has pulled the teaser trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 from several of their Texas theaters due to complaints from moviegoers who saw the trailer in front of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse that thought it was...wait for it...too scary.

Yes, the same audience who camped out at midnight to see a film starring werewolves and vampires was reportedly freaked out by 73 seconds of footage from an actual horror film.

Now this whole thing reeks of a publicity stunt, since the report claims the complaints only came from a few theaters.  I'm sure most theaters are surviving the trailer just fine.  But even if it was just one theater, that's the best kind of publicity a movie trying not to become the next Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows can get.  Once again, more genius marketing from the Paranormal Activity team. 

Paranormal Activity 2 opens in theaters on October 22nd.  We posted the trailer when it premiered yesterday...but check it out again, if you dare.