Insidious: The Red Door
Content Warning: This article discusses suicide and sexual assault.
TheInsidiousmovies have an unclear timeline.
As a child in the 1950s, Elise displays an ability to commune with the dead.
She uses this ability to open a red door, at which point a demon kills her mother.
Her abusive father does not take this well.
Elise leaves home, leaving her brother behind.
By the 1980s, she has become a medium.
In this capacity, Elise helps a young Josh banishthe Bride in Black.
The Bride in Black is the spirit of a deceased serial killer who haunts the young Josh.
Meanwhile, Elises husband takes his own life, leading her to retire from working as a medium.
She visits the Further to commune with her husband’s ghost but encounters the Bride in Black instead.
The Bride in Black says they will someday kill Elise.
What Happened In Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3takes place during Elises short-lived retirement.
Elise is approached by Quinn, a teenager hoping to contact her mothers spirit.
This demon, a withered elderly man, haunts Quinn.
Quinns family hires Specs and Tucker, two opportunistic fake mediums.
However,Insidiousfranchise heroine Elisereturns to save the day when Quinn is possessed.
Elise successfully saves Quinn but meets a red-faced demon during this misadventure.
Insidious Recap: What Happened In The Original Movie
Finally, viewers get to the originalInsidious.
In this movie, Josh and Renais happy marriage is disrupted when demons haunt their young son Dalton.
Dalton falls into a coma, and Elise explains that his consciousness is in the Further.
Josh finds out about his repressed childhood experiences from Elise.
This sets up one of the most impressive jump scares ever.
AfterInsidiouss infamous demon corner scene, Josh visits the Further via astral projection.
He successfully retrieves Dalton from the red-faced demons lair.
However, before he can leave the Further, he is accosted by the Bride in Black.
The Bride in Black seemingly lets Josh go, but the closing scene ofInsidioussees Josh strangle Elise.
Possessed by the Bride in Black, Josh unknowingly kills theInsidiousfranchises heroine.
With the help of Elise’s spirit, they just about succeed.
Parkers ghoulish mother haunts Renai while Tucker and Specs attempt to contain Josh while he is still possessed.
Trapped in theInsidiousfranchises netherworld, the Further, Josh meets Elises spirit.
Elise helps Josh defeat the spirits of Crane and his mother.
This should not come as too big a shock for franchise fans.
Fortunately, the heroes ofInsidious: The Red Doorcan rely on the return of theInsidiousfranchises heroine in this sequel.
