Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Movie, 2014, The Coven, Set in 2012
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is #5 of 7 in release order and #5 of 7 in chronological order in the Paranormal Activity.
The story
Seventeen-year-old Jesse has been hearing terrifying sounds coming from his neighbor’s apartment, but when he turns on his camera and sets out to uncover their source, he encounters an ancient evil that won’t rest until it’s claimed his very soul.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones recap
In 2012 in Oxnard, California, recent graduate Jesse Arista and his friend Hector film their neighbor Ana, whom everyone calls a witch. When she is murdered, they see their classmate Oscar running from the scene. In her apartment they find black magic objects, tapes and journals. Jesse wakes with a bite mark and new abilities, then grows aggressive and suicidal. Oscar, with black eyes and the same mark, warns that something inside them will take over, and kills himself. Below Ana's apartment, a secret room holds photos connecting Jesse, his mother, Ana, Oscar and Lois, the sisters' grandmother. Ali Rey, the survivor of Paranormal Activity 2, tells Hector and Jesse's friend Marisol that a coven called the Midwives is building an army of possessed firstborn sons, and that Jesse is marked.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones ending explained
Jesse pushes his grandmother down the stairs and is taken by the coven. Hector, Marisol and Oscar's brother Arturo storm Lois's house; Marisol is killed, and a possessed Jesse chases Hector through a marked door. Hector finds himself in Katie and Micah's house in 2006, the night of the first film, as Katie kills Micah. Jesse attacks Hector, and a witch switches off the camera.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and Starz in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 41%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Paranormal Activity 4, before Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
- Chronological order: after Paranormal Activity 4, before Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
What to watch before Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
In release order, the essentials before Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) are Paranormal Activity (2007), Paranormal Activity 2 (2010), Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), and Paranormal Activity 4 (2012).
Cast
- Andrew Jacobs as Jesse Arista
- Jorge Diaz as Hector
- Gabrielle Walsh as Marisol Vargas
- Renée Victor as Irma Arista
- Carlos Pratts as Oscar Lopez
- Noemi Gonzalez as Evette Arista
- David Saucedo as Cesar Arista
- Gloria Sandoval as Ana Sanchez
- Katie Featherston as Katie Featherston
- Micah Sloat as Micah Sloat
- Molly Ephraim as Ali Rey
- Chloe Csengery as Young Katie
Directed by Christopher Landon.