“Paranormal Prison” (*1/2 out of four) was a haphazard horror mess about the creators (Todd Haberkorn, Paris Warner, Don Shanks, and others) of a paranormal YouTube channel that is in danger of shutting down if they don’t have a video to upload in time; in desperation, they go to a prison to attempt to solve a long-unresolved mystery with numerous personal and paranormal consequences of terror. Relentlessly moving hand-held camerawork and direction may cause you to reach for the dramamine but at least it’s a welcome distraction from the dumb characters and performances. Even at only an hour-and-10 minutes, this is still pretty tough going.

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