The Insidious franchise is one of the most beloved in modern horror. Audiences love its motivated characters, unique villains and interconnected plot lines. Early on, however, it broke one of the most important rules of horror, dooming the sequels to repeat the same mistakes.Looking back on some of the most effective horror films to date, one stands out as particularly interesting. The Blair Witch Project terrified audiences everywhere when it made its debut in 1999. Viewers followed along with a group of hikers as they fell further and further into a state of paranoia and fear. Rather than watching from the outside in, however, the audience was essentially trapped in this frantic state with them, being no more privy to what is happening than the characters themselves are. That’s something the Insidious franchise would have done well to borrow from.In the first Insidious film, Dalton Lambert slipped into a coma due to wandering too far into the Further, an astral plane of existence where both human spirits and demons lurk. He is being held hostage by the franchise’s most recognizable figure: the Lipstick-Face Demon. This demon hopes to occupy his comatose body, using him as a vessel to slip into the real world.RELATED: Insidious 2’s Best Scares Pull From These Horror Classics
The Insidious franchise is one of the most beloved in modern horror. Audiences love its motivated characters, unique villains and interconnected plot lines. Early on, however, it broke one of the most important rules of horror, dooming the sequels to repeat the same mistakes.
Looking back on some of the most effective horror films to date, one stands out as particularly interesting. The Blair Witch Project terrified audiences everywhere when it made its debut in 1999. Viewers followed along with a group of hikers as they fell further and further into a state of paranoia and fear. Rather than watching from the outside in, however, the audience was essentially trapped in this frantic state with them, being no more privy to what is happening than the characters themselves are. That’s something the Insidious franchise would have done well to borrow from.
In the first Insidious film, Dalton Lambert slipped into a coma due to wandering too far into the Further, an astral plane of existence where both human spirits and demons lurk. He is being held hostage by the franchise’s most recognizable figure: the Lipstick-Face Demon. This demon hopes to occupy his comatose body, using him as a vessel to slip into the real world.
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