Recently I wrote about how Paranormal Activity released their teaser trailer for the sequel and have begun another campaign to push word of mouth of the new movie.  Well that is continuing more so, and it looks like they are taking things to the next level to get people talking about it all over the internet on Facebook, Twitter, and of course blogs like I am doing here.

Cinemark is reportedly pulling the Paranormal Activity 2 trailer from several of its theaters in response to multiple complaints from moviegoers in Texas.

Our friends at Screenrant released the story saying that the World Health Organization (WHO) ordered theaters to release a warning for the trailer that it could be harmful and dangerous.  This is extremely all ridiculous, but apparently some teens who were watching Eclipse saw the teaser trailer and freaked out, stirring all this up.  How much of a degree did little Jacob fans go crazy?  Who knows, but from a business standpoint Cinemark has to do what they have to do to cover their butt.

I wonder if the studio behind the sequel is behind this at all and influencing this.  Or is this just the perfect coincidence that the movie needs to begin the viral buzz?  The fact that the trailer is SO SCARY that it needs to be pulled, makes it that much more intriguing, and something I can see the studio playing off on future commercials and tag lines.

“The movie that had its trailer pulled cause it was too scary.”

This could not be more perfect for the makers behind Paranormal Activity 2, and not more perfect for anyone who likes to see Twilight fans freak out.  That’s not right, but true.

Do you think the studio was behind this at all?  Do you think that this will push the online buzz of Paranormal Activity 2?