Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
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A young woman haunted by a malevolent spirit must find the courage to face a terrifying entity from the spiritual world.
The story
In 2007, three years before the Lambert haunting, teenager Quinn Brenner seeks help from retired demonologist Elise Rainier to contact the spirit of her late mother. Elise warns Quinn of a malevolent force, but Quinn's life is soon disrupted by a mysterious figure and a subsequent accident. Now confined to her home with her father and brother, Quinn is plagued by disturbing paranormal phenomena, including visions of a dark spirit known as the Man Who Can't Breathe. As the haunting intensifies, Quinn's family must navigate the terrifying reality of the spiritual world while trying to protect her from the encroaching darkness.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2007, teenager Quinn Brenner meets with retired demonologist Elise Rainier to contact the spirit of her deceased mother, Lily. Elise warns Quinn of a malevolent force, but after Quinn is struck by a car while distracted by a mysterious figure, she is left trapped at home with her father, Sean, and brother, Alex. The house becomes plagued by paranormal activity, specifically from a spirit known as the Man Who Can't Breathe. Sean seeks help from Elise, who is initially reluctant due to her own fears of a spirit called the Bride in Black. Eventually, Elise is convinced by her colleague Carl to help. When the family hires fraudulent demonologists, Quinn is briefly possessed by the Man Who Can't Breathe. Elise arrives and enters the 'Further' to confront the spirit. Inside, she discovers her late husband's spirit, who is actually the Man Who Can't Breathe in disguise. Elise manages to get Quinn into the Further, where Quinn must face the spirit alone. With help from the spirit of her mother, Lily, Quinn finds the strength to pull off the spirit's mask, defeating it. Quinn is released, and Elise forms a new partnership with the fraudulent duo to continue her work. However, the film ends with Elise's dog barking at a nearby demon with a red face watching her.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 98
- Production countries
- United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Leigh Whannell
- Writers
- Leigh Whannell · writer
- Cast and characters
- Dermot Mulroney; Stefanie Scott; Angus Sampson; Leigh Whannell; Lin Shaye
- Genres
- supernatural horror; horror thriller
- Themes
- grief; spiritual warfare
- Tone and mood
- dark; creepy; tense
- Setting
- 2007, in a home and apartment building.
- Premise and plot tags
- prequel; haunted house; spirit possession
- Franchise connections
- Insidious
- Content notes
- horror
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its emotional core and others criticizing it as a less-scary prequel to the original.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 56% · scale: percentage · review count: 126; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; IGN · score: 7.1 · scale: 10
- Production trivia
- The production was a 29-day shoot in Los Angeles.
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