How I Got Radicalized

When I Realized I Couldn’t Afford to Live in a Haunted House

‘Paranormal Activity’ turns demonic possession into a curse for upwardly mobile homeowners

Allison Hadley
GEN
Published in
7 min readOct 30, 2020

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Photo illustration, source: Michele Burgess/Getty Images

Welcome to “How I Got Radicalized,” a new series at GEN that tells a story about a cultural moment — a TV show, commercial, character, song, book

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Allison Hadley
GEN
Writer for

Writer looking at culture, food, & film, hopefully one day at the same time. Lapsed academic specializing in Machiavelli, somehow also a nice person.