
"Paranormal Activity 2" centers on a now adult Kristi (Sprague Grayden) and her husband Daniel (Brian Boland) after their home was broken into and torn apart. Confusing? Perhaps a little bit, but when watching the films in chronological order, it makes a little bit more sense in practice than in explanation. Things get a little blurry with "Paranormal Activity 2," as the film aligns together with "Paranormal Activity" at the end of the film, but the second film starts a few months before the first film, and includes conversations about Katie and Micah's alleged supernatural encounters from the first film. The film is also the first to introduce the coven known as "The Midwives," an international cult of witches that frequently appear throughout the series.

It's one of the strongest entries in the series, especially once the true nature of Tobi is revealed (not to mention that damn Teddy Ruxpin doll). The two sisters start acting weird once Tobi is around, motivating Julie and Dennis to set the cameras up around the house to hopefully catch whatever is causing the girls' behavioral changes on tape. The sisters live with their mother Julie (Lauren Bittner) and her videographer boyfriend, Dennis (Chris Smith), when Kristi begins to see an imaginary friend named "Tobi," who turns out to be the devil that will terrorize the family throughout the rest of the franchise. Despite being the third film released in the franchise, the series' timeline begins with "Paranormal Activity 3." The film focuses on the childhood of sisters Katie (Chloe Csengery) and Kristi (Jessica Tyler Brown), the former of whom would later star in the titular "Paranormal Activity." "PA3" takes place in 1988, nearly two decades before the events of the next two films.
