The first trailer for Insidious: The Red Door is here – and it looks predictably terrifying. The fifth installment of the long-running horror series brings back many of the original characters for a story set 10 years later. In the teaser, which you can watch above, there are plenty of scary scares as teenager Dalton (Ty Simpkins) finally faces his traumatic past.
Way back in 2020, it was revealed that the sequel would see the return of Dalton, Andrew Astor’s Foster, Rose Byrne’s Renai and Patrick Wilson’s Josh Lambert, who were heavily involved in James’ Insidious and Insidious: Chapter Two Wan. Insidious: Chapter 3, however, took the series in a different direction, placing itself three years before the original – and the Lamberts were never seen again.
The only character to have appeared in all four existing Insidious films is Elise Rainier, a psychic played by Lin Shaye. Now we know he’s coming back for the fifth film as well, as he appears in the new footage right at the end.
Insidious 5 will catch up with the Lamberts a decade after we last saw them, as they prepare to send Dalton away – you know, the kid whose spirit was held captive in a dark, alternate dimension in the first film? – go to college. Newcomers to the franchise include Peter Dager, Jarquez McClendon, Sinclair Daniel and Succession’s Hiam Abbass.
Wilson will direct, marking his feature debut. Halloween Kills co-writer Scott Teems wrote the screenplay, based on a story by series creator Leigh Whannell.
“To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Wilson) and Dalton (Simpkins) must delve deeper into The Further than ever before, confronting their family’s dark past and a host of new and more terrifying horrors hidden behind the red. door,” the official synopsis reads.
Insidious: The Red Door is set to be released on July 7th. For more, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies coming out in 2023 and beyond.
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