A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.
Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet, as she is drawn back to her ghostly childhood home, where the terror began.
Washed-up true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies which suggest the murder he's currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s.
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Director:
David F. Sandberg
Stars:
Teresa Palmer,
Gabriel Bateman,
Maria Bello
Two strangers, who awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.
A gripping story of a family in search of help for their son, Dalton, who fell into a coma after a mysterious incident in the attic. Little do they know that there is much more to this endless sleep than meets the eye as they explore the paranormal, and rediscover the past; the key to getting their son back once and for all.Written by
David Murray Arthur
(at around 6 mins) In the opening scene where Dalton and Renai are looking through the photo album, they are both wearing the same pajamas. See more »
Goofs
(at around 1h 6 mins) When Elise and Specs are performing their astral projection and communicating with the demon, there is a man with a handheld video camera walking around behind the cast. This is Tucker, Elise's bearded assistant, who is filming the process. Only four are seated at the table during the communication. See more »
The Lambert family formed by father (Patrick Wilson) , mother (Rose Byrne) and children move into a new home . Little do they know that the house is haunted. The family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further . The next morning, Riene puts her books on the shelf. A few minutes later the books fall off the shelf on their own. The baby monitor says it all, the demon takes over an innocent child . Later on , the parents asking for help the medium and Lorraine's (Barbara Hershey) old friend Elise Rainier (Lim Shaye) , who brings her group of ghost hunters Specs (Leigh Whannell , also screenwriter) and Tucker (Angus Sampson) to resolve the ghastly mystery .
This is a haunted child movie that contains restless horror as when the invisible and threatening beings attack . Tension , creepy atmosphere , genuine chills , suspense is continued and appear lurking and menacing into dining room , hallway and rooms . Great loads of screams , shocks , exploitation and terror abound with the usual poltergeists phenomenon caused by the weird entities . It's recreated with magnificent make-up and high grade plethora special effects which are frightening and horrifying the spectator . Writer Leigh Whannell stated at the Toronto Film Festival that when he wrote the film he had a list of horror movie clichés posted above him, so he could avoid using them ; he said the first one was to make sure the family moved into a new house once the haunting started . Eerie musical score by Joseph Bishara creating a spooky atmosphere. Dark as well atmospheric cinematography by David M. Brewer and John R. Leonetti .
The film was well directed by James Wan and it was shot in just three weeks . Won two 2011 Fright Meter Awards: Best Horror Movie and Best Supporting Actress, Lin Shaye . Wan is an expert writer and filmmaker on terror genre as he has demonstrated in ¨Saw¨ saga , ¨Dead silence¨, among others . James Wan subsequently directed ¨The Conjuring¨ also starred by Patrick Wilson , another terror film in which keeps it horror with yet another haunted house film . It was followed by ¨Insidious Chapter 2¨ , the story is split between the present day and 1986, where a young Elise Rainier is called in to help Lorraine Lambert and her son , again starred by Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert , Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert , Ty Simpkins as Dalton , Lin Shaye a Elise Rainier , Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert , Steve Coulter as Carl and Leigh Whannell as Specs . Furthermore , producers are preparing ¨Insidious 3¨.
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The Lambert family formed by father (Patrick Wilson) , mother (Rose Byrne) and children move into a new home . Little do they know that the house is haunted. The family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further . The next morning, Riene puts her books on the shelf. A few minutes later the books fall off the shelf on their own. The baby monitor says it all, the demon takes over an innocent child . Later on , the parents asking for help the medium and Lorraine's (Barbara Hershey) old friend Elise Rainier (Lim Shaye) , who brings her group of ghost hunters Specs (Leigh Whannell , also screenwriter) and Tucker (Angus Sampson) to resolve the ghastly mystery .
This is a haunted child movie that contains restless horror as when the invisible and threatening beings attack . Tension , creepy atmosphere , genuine chills , suspense is continued and appear lurking and menacing into dining room , hallway and rooms . Great loads of screams , shocks , exploitation and terror abound with the usual poltergeists phenomenon caused by the weird entities . It's recreated with magnificent make-up and high grade plethora special effects which are frightening and horrifying the spectator . Writer Leigh Whannell stated at the Toronto Film Festival that when he wrote the film he had a list of horror movie clichés posted above him, so he could avoid using them ; he said the first one was to make sure the family moved into a new house once the haunting started . Eerie musical score by Joseph Bishara creating a spooky atmosphere. Dark as well atmospheric cinematography by David M. Brewer and John R. Leonetti .
The film was well directed by James Wan and it was shot in just three weeks . Won two 2011 Fright Meter Awards: Best Horror Movie and Best Supporting Actress, Lin Shaye . Wan is an expert writer and filmmaker on terror genre as he has demonstrated in ¨Saw¨ saga , ¨Dead silence¨, among others . James Wan subsequently directed ¨The Conjuring¨ also starred by Patrick Wilson , another terror film in which keeps it horror with yet another haunted house film . It was followed by ¨Insidious Chapter 2¨ , the story is split between the present day and 1986, where a young Elise Rainier is called in to help Lorraine Lambert and her son , again starred by Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert , Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert , Ty Simpkins as Dalton , Lin Shaye a Elise Rainier , Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert , Steve Coulter as Carl and Leigh Whannell as Specs . Furthermore , producers are preparing ¨Insidious 3¨.