Paranormal Activity Next of Kin — Sarahs Creepy Doll Explained

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin — Sarah’s Creepy Doll Explained

Paranormal Activity 7 shows a creepy doll that belongs to Margot’s estranged mother Sarah. Is it haunted? Here’s what you need to know.

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Paranormal Activity Next of Kin — Sarahs Creepy Doll Explained

Warning! SPOILERS for Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

Margot first encounters her mother’s creepy doll when speaking to one of the Amish children in the barn, but is the doll in Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin haunted? Paranormal Activity 7 was released on October 29th via Paramount+ and has been the only movie for the franchise to come out since The Ghost Dimension in 2015. Producers Oren Peli and Jason Blum must have decided that starting with an entirely new cast and storyline was the right way to go, as the latest installment features none of the familiar players. William Eubank of Underwater fame directed the film, while veteran franchise screenwriter Christopher Landon was responsible for the script.

The Paranormal Activity reboot/sequel follows Margot (Emily Bader), as she stays on her biological family’s farm. While speaking to different family members, Margot comes across a young girl in the barn who is brushing the hair of a faceless doll. The girl tells Margot that the doll’s name is “Sarah” and Margot comments that “Sarah” is her mother’s name. The Amish girl creepily replies that Sarah is still here, and she doesn’t like Margot. The doll later appears in the attic, Sarah’s old bedroom, on the bed that Margot hides under after almost being caught for snooping by Jacob. In a tense moment, something sits on the bed that Margot is hiding under, even though there’s no one in the room. This begs the question: is Sarah’s creepy doll haunted?

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Based on the scene where Margot hides under the bed, it’s clear that the doll is hosting an evil spirit. Along with Sarah’s note in Paranormal Activity 7, Margot finds the doll in the attic and ultimately pays it no mind. Yet, the doll seems to be around whenever paranormal things start happening in the house. Margot continuously wakes up in the middle of the night, complaining that someone is stomping around in the attic. Since Sarah is caged in the hole under the church it obviously isn’t her – or anything human for that matter. Though Sarah is still alive, she is possessed by the demon Asmodeus, and it’s possible that the doll acts as a conduit for the demonic entity. It’s mentioned in the film that Asmodeus can only be caged in a human woman, but nothing is ever said about Asmodeus being able to possess objects.

Possessed objects are common to horror franchises, so there’s no reason the latest installment of Paranormal Activity wouldn’t want to capitalize off of the idea. While Paranormal Activity 7 features little actual paranormal activity, the doll is suspiciously present when it starts to occur. In the house, Margot experiences scary sounds, moving objects, doors opening on their own, and an eventual deadly attack. If the doll is a conduit for Asmodeus’ spiritual presence, it could explain why Margot has these supernatural encounters outside of Sarah’s physical presence. It would also clear up why Margot is hearing footsteps exclusively in the attic and why Jacob leaves the room locked.

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Paranormal Activity brought the horror found-footage genre back into the limelight, following in the footsteps of low-budget, high-return found-footage films such as The Blair Witch Project. However, it’s interesting how Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin also decided to rebrand the franchise a bit with similar elements to films such as The Conjuring and Annabelle. Based on Margot’s harrowing experience in the attic, it can be argued that Sarah’s doll is being used as a temporary home for Asmodeus when the demon feels like getting out for a bit. Though the doll’s significance in the film is widely unexplored by the movie itself, its possession is nonetheless a terrifying possibility.

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