An underrated twisty thriller sequel is airing on TV tonight

We'd recommend this stand-alone sequel to both fans of the franchise and newcomers.

This spooky seventh entry in the found-footage series centres around Margot (rising star Emily Bader, People We Meet on Vacation), an aspiring filmmaker. She is making a documentary about the search for her long-lost mother, who abandoned her outside a hospital when she was a baby.

Through a genetics site, Margot meets a blood relative named Samuel, an Amish man currently going through his rumspringa.

Samuel leads Margot and her documentary crew to Beiler Farm, where Margot's mother came from.

"Following a string of strange occurrences and discoveries, Margot soon realises this community that welcomed them into their home might be hiding something sinister," the plot synopsis adds.

Penned by returning writer Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Heart Eyes) but directed by series newcomer William Eubank (Land of Bad, Underwater), Next of Kin was a big shake-up for the franchise, departing from the pre-existing Paranormal Activity mythology to tell its own cool, unique story.

The movie also looks very different to the previous Paranormal Activity entries. As the sequel focuses on characters who are filmmakers, the found-footage-style camerawork feels more polished than the shaky, rawer visuals typically seen in the sub-genre.

Also, the Amish community in Next of Kin is situated on a remote rural farm near snowy Buffalo, New York, which allows for lots of beautiful, atmospheric and moody cinematography.

Thanks to Bader's likeable lead turn, Eubank's stylish direction, Landon's twisty script, and the movie's haunting and thrilling closing moments, we'd recommend this stand-alone sequel to both Paranormal Activity fans and newcomers to the franchise.

Paranormal Activity is airing on TV tonight/tomorrow morning on Film4 at 1.05am. The film is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, Rakuten TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Day After Tomorrow - RTÉ2 - 9pm

The apocalyptic disaster thriller that could be getting a spiritual sequel soon.

For Your Eyes Only - ITV4 - 9pm

Roger Moore's fifth outing as James Bond.

Fisherman's Friends: One and All - Film4 - 9pm

In this 2022 comedy-drama sequel, the group of fishermen who found a new outlet as a group of singers find it difficult to adjust to their newfound fame.

Battle: Los Angeles - Legend - 9pm

A Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) leads a platoon of U.S. Marines defending Los Angeles from an alien invasion in this decent sci-fi action flick described as ‘Black Hawk Down meets War of the Worlds’.

Daylight - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Sylvester Stallone headlines this '90s disaster flick as a disgraced former New York City Emergency Medical Services (EMS) chief who rushes to help when a New Jersey tunnel collapses, creating toxic fumes and trapping commuters.

Nuns on the Run - Film4 - 11.15pm

Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane star in this 1990 British comedy as gangsters who have to pose as nuns to hide from their enemies.

The Eiger Sanction - Legend - 11.20pm

This fun '70s action flick stars Clint Eastwood as a retired government assassin blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession to avenge the murder of an old friend.

As part of the plan to do this, he must join an international climbing team in Switzerland planning an ascent of the Eiger Mountain.

21 Bridges - BBC One - 11.25pm

The late Chadwick Boseman leads this very solid action thriller as an NYPD detective who shuts down Manhattan to find two suspected cop killers.

War - Legend Xtra - 11.25pm

A forgettable action thriller starring Jason Statham and Jet Li.

Belfast - BBC Two - 11.45pm

Writer-director Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-winning coming-of-age drama about a young boy growing up in Belfast during the beginning of The Troubles.