Paranormal Activity Is Ending

It's nice to see a franchise know when it's time to call it quits.  

Paranormal Activity was a trail-blazer in the modern world of horror, but with all of the copycats and knockoffs, I think they decided that it was time to end the story that started back in 2007.  The upcoming film, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension will be the final of the series, and they promise that they will answer all of the questions that we've been asking over the last eight years.

This fall, the final installment of the series will be making it's way to theaters.  Jason Blum, one of the producers of the film, had this to say about the upcoming film:

"It's coming to an end.  This is it, the finale.We're saying it before the movie opens.  We're not going to grind this franchise into the ground.  This will keep Paranormal Activity as part of this culture and in this particular time in a really fantastic way."

Knowing that this was going to be the final movie of the series, the promise of "Toby" being revealed is pretty huge.  The official synopsis of the film was given as the following:

"The Ghost Dimension, directed by Gregory Plotkin, follows a new family, the Fleeges — father Ryan (Chris J. Murray), mother Emily (Brit Shaw) and their young daughter Leila (Ivy George) — who move into a house and discover a video camera and a box of tapes in the garage. When they look through the camera's lens, they begin to see the paranormal activity happening around them — including the re-emergence of young Kristi and Katie."

I have to give the creators of this film a few props...knowing when to call it quits before it gets too drawn out and dull is a huge accomplishment. Don't believe me?  Can you say Saw, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or Friday the 13th?  This isn't to say that they won't ever bring the series back.  They concluded by saying:

"At some point, might there be a reboot?  You never know.  We've never discussed it.  (But) we made this mobie like it's the end of this Paranormal line for sure."

How do you feel about them ending the franchise?  Are you upset, or relieved?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!