Horror fans are just one month away fromInsidious: The Red Door’s release. The fifth film in the popular horror series has a lot of things going for it. It has franchise starPatrick Wilsonmaking his directorial debut and returning to star alongside his original co-starsTy SimpkinsandRose Byrne.Red Door’s officially closing out the Lambert family’s story which understandably led a lot of people to believe that this would be the final film in the franchise. However, now that doesn’t seem to be the case as it’s being reported that a sixth film,Thread: An Insidious Tale, is in the works from Screen Gems, Blumhouse, and Wan’s Atomic Monster.
Deadlinereported thatMandy MooreandKumail Nanjianiare closing in on deals to star in the film withMoon Knight’sJeremy Slaterdirecting the spooky project from a screenplay he wrote. Slater has experience directing horror with the underratedExorcistTV series, but Thread will be his feature directorial debut. While this is fresh horror news, there’s quite a bit of information we already know about the supposed sixth film. The story would be an “offshoot” of the series and not follow the Lamberts or any of the established characters. It would instead see a “husband and wife (Nanjiani and Moore) who enlist the help of a spell to travel back in time, such that they can prevent the death of their young daughter. The consequences, of course, prove to be severe.”
While preventing someone’s death is nothing new for Insidious, the ghostly realm that haunts this world“The Further”hasn’t been known for its spells (unless you count demonic possessions and curses as spells) or time travel. At least time travel in the traditional sense. The Further also has acted as an entity out of time and space so it’s going to be exciting to see how those “time travel” elements expand the lore of this terrifying realm. This film at least sounds like another emotionally twisted family tale of survival. On top of that, with the seriesmoving on from the Lamberts, you’ll be hard-pressed to find better actors to pick up the frightening baton than Nanjiani and Moore.
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Insidiousis a Scary Genre Darling
While it’s a bit surprising that a newInsidiousfilm has already been greenlit a month before the next film releases, it really shouldn’t be for this one reason. It’s one of the most financially successful horror franchises of all time. In just four small budget films,Insidioushad made over $543 million worldwide. It’s been five years since the last film,Insidious: The Last Keyso it will be interesting to see howRed Doorwill perform when compared to the rest of the series which was at the height of its spooky power. Given that it’s another smartly budget film fromBlumhouse, and it’s the concussion to the Lamberts’ arc, it’s poised to be another horror hit for 2023. Also, the franchise overall has been very good in terms of its quality. Despite being a spinoff, it’ll be interesting to see ifRed Doorsets up Thread in any terrifying way.
When DoesInsidious: The Red DoorRelease?
WhileThread: An Insidious Taledoesn’t have a release date yet,Insidious: The Red Doorwill be bringing back the franchise to haunt theaters on August 12, 2025. While horror fans wait to learn , you can watchRed Door’s trailer down below.
