Oren Peli Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Honorable Mention at the 2007 Screamfest for "Paranormal Activity․"
• Was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature for "Paranormal Activity" in 2010
• Started out as a computer software programmer and was very interested in animation and graphic design
• Quote: "The thing I find really scary about ghosts and demons is that you don't really know what they are or where they are․․․You don't know what they want from you․ So it's the kind of thing you don't even know how to defend yourself against․"
• Best known as the writer and producer of the "Paranormal Activity" series and "Chernobyl Diaries․"
• The first "Paranormal Activity" film was shot entirely in his own house
• Was so terrified of ghosts after watching "The Exorcist" in his childhood that he refused to watched "Ghostbusters․"