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This week saw the release of the sixth entry in the Insidious franchise, Insidious: Out of the Further. It’s always been a horror franchise that is scary while still being palatable for younger generations, bearing the PG-13 rating. While it may not have gotten the spinoffs that The Conjuring did (because I’m not sure Thread: An Insidious Tale is ever going to be made), this James Wan franchise has still managed to persevere through the years. It’s earned over $700 million at the worldwide box office, and that number could easily reach $800 million with this latest entry. With every new film, new rules are added, and the world is made all the richer. Or more convoluted, depending on who you ask.

So now let’s enter The Further and figure out which films work and which films don’t as we Rank the Insidious Franchise.

6. Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)

I was genuinely pretty shocked at how bad the latest entry ended up being. The series has always struggled when following anyone except the Lambert Family, but this was an exceptional level of nonsense. This time, the concept of “couriers” is introduced; these people can bring things in and out of The Further. Gemma is a courier, and she finds herself targeted, as ghosts want to cross over into our world through her. It gets so convoluted and silly, treating Lin Shaye like she’s Captain America coming back to hold Mjölnir. It doesn’t help that the main villain looks like homeless Marilyn Manson. This was bad character decision after bad character decision and a very frustrating experience overall. Here’s hoping this will serve as the final entry in the franchise.

5. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

Yet another prequel, this film finally gives us a backstory for Lin Shaye’s Elise Rainier, as she’s forced to confront her past, by visiting her childhood home. I actually really like the design of the main villain, Keyface, and his ability to lock people’s voices away. It’s a chilling visual. I also liked that Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson’s Specs and Tucker were given more to do, while still providing much of the levity. It’s connections with the first film feel tacked on and the entire story feels more generic.

4. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Our first film following someone other than the Lambert Family actually takes place before those events. This is where the series shifts to Lin Shaye and Leigh Whannell being our connection between films, and it made me realize how much I need the Lambert family to make these films work. That personal connection was built with those two films. Switching it up gets rid of the stakes and makes it more generic horror where we’re simply waiting for someone to get spooked/killed by a ghost. It simply feels like it follows too closely to the first film This is also the feature directorial debut of series writer Leigh Whannell.

3. Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

This movie came out before I got entirely sick of the Legacy Sequel gimmick, and this one actually has some interesting ideas. Dalton is really more of a victim in the first two films, so it’s cool to see him take more of a proactive role here. Plus, it’s always great to see Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson back together. I actually think I like them together as much as Vera Farmiga and Wilson as The Warrens. This also served as Wilson’s directorial debut, and he proves more than competent.

2. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

The first two Insidious films are practically a Part 1 and Part 2, telling one half of the story each. We get to see the effect of Josh being possessed at the end of the first film. Some of the mystery is gone, and the impact of the series lessens as they try to explain more and more with each film. There’s a bit of an Amityville Horror edge with Evil Josh trying to murder his family. This one has some great horror visuals and feels less formulaic than what would come later. Given how the first film ends up, the tensions are high, as it the Lambert’s don’t feel safe.

1. Insidious (2011)

As is often the case with franchises, the first one set the standard and wasn’t eclipsed by any of its sequels. James Wan and Leigh Whannell moved past the idea of a haunted house and introduced the idea of haunted person. A house, you can leave, but if it’s attached to a person, it will follow where they go. It’s a fun concept, only improved by the coupling of Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne. The Lambert’s will do whatever they can to save their son, Dalton. Even bringing in a very eclectic group of ghost hunters. This has some genuinely unnerving scares and some truly creepy designs. Wan also flexes his technical prowess, with such control of the camera at all times. And let’s be honest, it’s really ballsy to end your film with such a massive cliffhanger. It’s also absolutely hilarious that Lin Shaye was murdered in this one and is the main star of the franchise.

What’s your Ranking for the Insidious Franchise? Do you hope that the series continues? Are there any you could do without entirely? Let us know in the comments!

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You can’t pick your family

This ain’t the kind of family that Vin Diesel constantly talks about. This family is seemingly possessed by something dark. Fifth Season has just released the trailer for the upcoming horror film, Family. It brings a new meaning to the phrase that parents tell their children that goes, “This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.” As a young girl starts to suspect her parents are inhabited by some invisible force that are now targeting her.

It’s about family

The film stars Ruth Wilson, Ben Chaplin, Cameron Dawson Gray and Allan Corduner. The official plot synopsis reads,
“Ten-year-old Johanna and her parents Naomi (Ruth Wilson) and Harry (Ben Chaplin) have moved back to Naomi’s childhood home in the suburbs of Philadelphia. When Johanna hangs a magic birdhouse to protect her ailing father, his illness worsens, dark visions creep in, and her beloved dog vanishes without a trace. Convinced a sinister spirit is to blame, Johanna spirals into a haunting fantasy world that mirrors her deepest fears.”

Benjamin Finkel directs the film from a screenplay he also wrote. Jewerl Keats Ross and Ruth Wilson are on board, serving as executive producers. Meanwhile, Lynette Howell Taylor, Samantha Housman and Benjamin Finkel are the producers on the project.

Two Years Out

The film looks to finally get a release after being completed back in 2024 and screening at the SXSW Film Festival as a Midnighter movie. The Hollywood Reporter got to screen the film and gave it a favorable reaction, saying, “The film has an affinity with Ari Aster’s Hereditary, using horror as a metaphor for dark family dynamics, as the blunt title Family suggests. But it is so obvious early on that the terrifying apparitions and her parents’ evil behavior come from Johanna’s mind that the jump scares are less jump-y than they might have been. Finkel directs the actors and camera with impressive precision, though, and the horror scenes are beautifully crafted, even when they are standard tropes: lights shining eerily from the isolated family house, surrounded by dark woods; a tracking shot down a narrow, empty hallway toward a glowing room; Harry as Johanna imagines him, crawling down the stairs to the basement. Throughout, Gray convincingly displays Johanna’s pain.”

Family hits theaters and on demand starting FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.

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Der Fan 4K

Ken Russell’s The Devils isn’t the only rare controversial piece of film that is getting a re-release this year.

Metrograph Press has just announced that, beginning Friday, August 28, Der Fan, West German provocateur Eckhart Schmidt’s previously hard-to-see feature, opens for an exclusive one-week NY theatrical screening in-theater at the Metrograph. It will be screened in a new 4K restoration. The restoration in 4K is sourced from its original 35mm camera negative by Fun City Editions. The film is set to be presented with its original stereo soundtrack for the first time since its initial German theatrical release back in 1982.

Der Fan Details

The official synopsis reads,
“Teen runaway Simone (Désirée Nosbusch, entrancingly opaque) loves the Neue Deutsche Welle pop singer known only as “R” (Bodo Staiger)… loves him so much, in fact, that she could just about eat him alive. And when she finally meets her idol—only to be callously treated by him as a disposable sex object—well, Simone gets the chance to really become one with her beloved forever. A hard, cool-to-the-touch, and utterly riveting slow-burn psychological thriller that, newly restored for its first ever US theatrical release, speaks to our age of parasocial obsession, featuring a sinister synth-pop soundtrack by Staiger’s own band, Rheingold, and a last act that’s finger-lickin’ good.”

Melissa Anderson of 4Columns states, “Der Fan fascinates with its icy elegance and dilatory sense of time.” Stephanie Monohan of Screen Slate also said, “It’s the final third act that makes Der Fan notorious, but it’s the slow-burn of what precedes that makes it truly effective horror.” Imran Khan of PopMatters says, “Nosbusch’s brave, subtle, and perspicacious performance […] not only saves the film from the grindhouse floor, but elevates it to a perspective of insight and understanding.”

Filmmaker Jacqueline Castel will be present at the opening night screening to give an introduction to the film. According to the press release, ​“Accompanying the run of Der Fan, presents That Most Taboo of Red Meats, a series of films about women cannibals, running August 21 to August 30. Titles include House, In My Skin, Jennifer’s Body, Raw, and Spider Baby.”

Have you ever heard of Der Fan or has this flown under your radar? Let us know in the comments.

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Jason Voorhees is stepping out of the movies and into the real world this Halloween. Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group (13FEG) has partnered with Horror, Inc. to bring the Jason Universe to life through two new immersive experiences: Jason Universe: Survive the Night and the extremely limited Jason Universe: Director’s Cut. The attractions will be available at select 13FEG locations across the United States this Halloween season.

The collaboration combines the Friday the 13th franchise with 13FEG’s elaborate haunted house experiences. More importantly for Jason fans, the new attractions aren’t simply putting guests inside a familiar slasher scenario: in Director’s Cut, guests will actually get to decide how Jason attacks.

“This partnership came together through a mutual connection and evolved into conversations about how we could bring the Jason Universe to life in a way fans have never experienced before,” Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group CEO and founding partner Chris Stafford said. “We found an opportunity not only to bring the Jason Universe brand to guests across our attractions, but to create a first-of-its-kind licensed Jason Universe attraction that gives fans the opportunity to partake in an additional experience and choose their ending.”

Jason Universe: Survive the Night

The main attraction, Jason Universe: Survive the Night, puts guests directly in the path of Jason Voorhees. The officially licensed walkthrough haunted attraction promises a night of trying to survive the infamous killer. Guests will move through Jason’s world as he stalks them from the darkness, with the familiar hockey mask, machete, and unmistakable presence waiting around every corner.

The premise is simple: keep moving and survive until morning. According to the official description, Jason can seemingly anticipate the group’s every move. Hiding won’t necessarily save anyone, and once Jason appears, it may already be too late.

The attraction is designed to make guests feel as though they’ve stepped directly into a Friday the 13th movie, but with one major difference: this time, you’re the one being hunted.

Jason Universe: Director’s Cut Lets Fans Control Jason

The more unusual experience is Jason Universe: Director’s Cut, a limited-capacity interactive add-on that gives guests the opportunity to become the directors of their own Jason Voorhees sequence.

A camp counselor leads the group into a rustic cabin, where they initially believe they’ve gained the upper hand. The counselors have supposedly been tracking Jason and know what’s coming next. Then the group is given control. A screen lights up, revealing four buttons labeled “Panic,” “Slash,” “Strike” and “Stalk.” Each choice determines how Jason will attack his victims in the next scene. In other words, you get to decide what Jason does next.

The experience gives each group a brief opportunity to sit in the director’s chair and determine the fate of the characters inside the cabin. Of course, there’s an important catch: Jason still controls the rest of the night.

Availability will be extremely limited each night, and participants will receive a limited-edition Jason Universe: Director’s Cut collectible patch.

Horror, Inc. executive vice president Robbie Barsamian said the company is “constantly looking for fresh ways to bring Jason into the wild,” whether through games, online projects or real-world experiences.

“Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group helped us bring an in-maze VIP experience to life, so partnering with them was an easy call,” Barsamian added. “We can’t wait for fans to step inside and face Jason in real life.”

Where Can You Experience Jason Universe: Survive the Night?

The two Jason Universe attractions will be available this Halloween season at select Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group locations in:

• Denver, Colorado
• Austin, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Nashville, Tennessee

Additional information about dates, tickets and availability will be announced through Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group.

The partnership comes as Horror, Inc. continues expanding the Jason Universe, the brand launched in 2024 as a way of bringing Jason Voorhees and Friday the 13th into new forms of entertainment.

The franchise began with the original Friday the 13th in 1980 and has since expanded across 12 films, television, video games, comic books, collectibles, apparel, and more. Jason Voorhees remains one of horror’s most recognizable characters, and the upcoming A24 Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake is set to continue that expansion.

For fans who have spent decades watching Jason hunt down unsuspecting campers on screen, Jason Universe: Survive the Night offers a chance to finally experience what it’s like to be inside the movie. And for those brave enough to try Director’s Cut, there’s an even more dangerous proposition: deciding exactly how Jason will come for the victims. This Halloween, Jason Voorhees isn’t just waiting at Camp Crystal Lake. He’s coming for you.

Will you be checking out these immersive experiences? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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The end is officially coming for the Yellowjackets. Paramount+ has announced that the Emmy-nominated survival thriller will return for its fourth and final season on Friday, November 20, exclusively for subscribers with the Paramount+ Premium Plan. A date announcement video has also been released, teasing the final chapter of the story and suggesting that the Yellowjackets’ homecoming won’t exactly be a happy one. You can watch the Yellowjackets season 4 date announcement video in the embed above.

What is Yellowjackets about?

Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets follows a talented high school girls soccer team whose lives are changed forever when their plane crashes in the remote northern wilderness. Stranded far from civilization, the survivors gradually descend from an organized soccer team into increasingly brutal factions as they struggle to survive. The series also follows the adult versions of the survivors nearly 25 years later, as they attempt to build lives while keeping the horrifying secrets of their time in the wilderness buried.

The series mixes survival drama, psychological horror, and coming-of-age drama, with the events of the past continuing to haunt the characters in the present. And with season 4 serving as the show’s final season, the story is heading toward its ultimate confrontation with everything that happened after the crash.

As the survivors race to bury their sins before rescue arrives and an old flame roars back into town with plans of her own. Turns out not every homecoming is a joyous one, and this one’s going to sting.

Yellowjackets season 4 cast

The returning cast for the final season includes Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins, Nia Sondaya, and Jenna Burgess. The final season will also feature Hilary Swank.

As previously reported, Molly Ringwald and June Squibb have also joined the fourth and final season.

Yellowjackets is executive produced by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, who also serve as showrunners. Jonathan Lisco, Drew Comins, Jeff W. Byrd, Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa, and Julia Bicknell also executive produce. The series is produced for SHOWTIME by Lionsgate Television and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

All previous seasons of Yellowjackets are currently available to stream on Paramount+ with the Premium Plan.

Are you glad to hear that Yellowjackets season 4 has a premiere date? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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The release of Insidious: Out of the Further is now upon us, and JoBlo’s Ryan Cultrera was able to interview stars Lin Shaye, Amelia Eve, and Brandon Perea, and director Jacob Chase about the latest chapter in the long-running horror franchise. The interviews offer new insight into the sixth Insidious movie, which expands a horror mythology that has been haunting audiences for more than 15 years. You can check out the interviews above.

Lin Shaye returns to Insidious

Few performers are as closely associated with the Insidious franchise as Lin Shaye, who returns as Elise Rainier in Insidious: Out of the Further. Shaye has appeared in every Insidious movie and her return gives the new movie a direct connection to the franchise’s history while introducing her to a new group of characters and a different threat. In his review of the film, Ryan described Shaye as the “cool aunt of horror” and praised the confidence and warmth she brings to Elise.

This time, Elise finds herself confronting Cyrus Lam, a cult leader-like figure who has established himself within The Further. Played by Sam Spruell, Cyrus is unlike the spirits audiences have encountered in previous Insidious movies. Shaye previously told JoBlo that Spruell was genuinely frightening even when he wasn’t in character, and compared Cyrus to Dracula, describing the villain as having a grand, larger-than-life presence.

Amelia Eve enters The Further

The Haunting of Bly Manor star Amelia Eve leads the new movie as Gemma, a young mother who moves into the same house where she grew up while trying to build a better home for her daughter. Unfortunately, the house comes with a terrible history. Gemma discovers that she has the ability to enter The Further, the supernatural realm inhabited by the dead and demonic entities of the Insidious universe. But her ability comes with a terrifying twist: Gemma can bring things back with her.

That changes the rules of the Insidious universe. The Further is no longer simply a place that the living visit. The spirits trapped there now have a potential route into the world of the living, and they desperately want to use it.

Ryan’s review praised Eve’s performance, particularly the way she brings strength and vulnerability to Gemma as she confronts the supernatural forces surrounding her.

Brandon Perea talks joining the Insidious franchise

Nope star Brandon Perea also joins the Insidious franchise as one of the movie’s key new characters.

Perea serves as an audience surrogate, learning about The Further alongside Gemma and helping introduce viewers to the new rules governing the supernatural world. Ryan noted in his review that Perea provides many of the film’s lighter moments, allowing audiences to catch their breath before being plunged back into the horror.

Jacob Chase takes Insidious in a new direction

Insidious: Out of the Further is directed by Jacob Chase, who previously made the supernatural horror movie Come Play. Taking over the reins of a franchise this far into its run is no easy task. The first Insidious was released in 2010, meaning Chase is now adding to a mythology that has been developing for more than a decade and a half. But rather than simply repeating the formula, Chase takes a major swing with the concept of Out of the Further. The boundary between The Further and the real world is beginning to break down.

The movie follows a trio of stalkers who infiltrate a quiet suburb and force a new family into the astral plane, where they discover that The Further is bleeding into the real world.

That premise allows Chase to explore familiar Insidious territory from a different perspective while introducing new supernatural rules. Ryan’s review specifically praised a sequence in which Gemma crawls into a pillow fort that becomes a claustrophobic haunted house experience. Chase’s background in building haunted houses helped inform the sequence, which Ryan called one of the more memorable moments in the franchise.

The movie also finds plenty of opportunities for dental horror, thanks to Gemma’s profession as a dental hygienist.

Who stars in Insidious: Out of the Further?

The cast of Insidious: Out of the Further includes:

• Amelia Eve
• Lin Shaye
• Brandon Perea
• Sam Spruell
• Maisie Richardson-Sellers
• Island Austin
• Laura Gordon

Jacob Chase directed the movie and co-wrote the screenplay with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick.

Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell serve as producers, with Johnson-McGoldrick, Ryan Turek, Steven Schneider, and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones among the executive producers.

The film has been rated PG-13 for strong violent content, bloody images, terror, and some strong language.

While Ryan’s review found some pacing and mythology issues, he ultimately called the film one of the stronger entries in the franchise, praising its cast, inventive horror sequences, and willingness to expand the series’ mythology.

Be sure to check out Ryan Cultrera’s interviews with Lin Shaye, Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, and Jacob Chase above, and let us know what you thought of the latest trip into The Further in the comments.

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Way back in 1998, Peter Berg made his directorial debut with the underrated flick Very Bad Things, which centered around a bachelor party that turned into a bloody nightmare when the stripper hired as entertainment was accidentally killed and the guys tried to cover it up — leading to everyone’s eventual comeuppance. That premise is now being given something of a twist in the upcoming horror flick Nikki. In this one, the stripper who is killed turns out to be a deadly robot, in the vein of M3GAN or Companion, exacting bloody revenge on the guys who killed her.

Playboy’s Miss September (2025), Lexi Drew, makes her feature debut in the title role, with the film helmed by Snow White and the Seven Samurai director Michael Su, while Cinderella’s Revenge producer Jessica Mathis produced and co-wrote the film with Jason White. Jon Wigton, Geffen Aviva (Glamping), Theo Rosenfeld (Witch Hunter), Jeff Lawless, Connor Gould, Brett Kelly, and Lawson Greyson co-star.

Check out the first official still here (and the poster at the bottom of the article):

Here’s the official logline:

A bachelor party headed for a good time in a desert vacation rental hires a surprise stripper (Lexi Drew, in her feature debut) who is assaulted and killed, and ends up being a killer robot who malfunctions to seek revenge. Things go astray fast, and the partygoers struggle to survive the night.

Perhaps the most interesting credit is the fact that the movie is executive produced by none other than Mark L. Lester. While hardly a household name, for those of us who grew up in the eighties, Lester is a bit of a legend. In addition to producing Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse, he also directed some legit classics, including the great Class of 1984, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando, the John Candy comedy Armed & Dangerous (a personal fave from when I was a kid), as well as the cult classic Dolph Lundgren/Brandon Lee buddy cop flick Showdown in Little Tokyo.

Nikki is a co-production between Titan Global Entertainment, Coleman Properties LLC, Millman Productions, Cloud 9ine Productions, and Ron Lee Productions.

No news on when Nikki will come out, but the film is in post-production.

Are you intrigued by the Very Bad Things meets Companion premise? Let us know in the comments.

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