Like many of you fellow fright flick fans out there, one of my favorite on-going horror franchises isAquamanandThe Conjuringdirector James Wan andUpgradeandThe Invisible Mandirector Leigh Whannell’s PG-13 haunted house moviesInsidious. The last time we saw the series on the big screen was withThe Taking of Deborah Logandirector Adam Robitel’s fourth entryInsidious: The Last Key. But today we have word from series star Lin Shaye thatInsidious 5will probably begin shooting in the next year or so.
Specifically, Shaye says this aboutproduction starting on the next Insidious sequel.
“The answer is yes. I’ve heard rumblings. There’s no script as far as I know. [With] Elise,The Last Keypretty much completed my story as a character. I’m now in The Further. There are no more prequels. Everybody knows more about me than I knew. I kind of have an idea what the story might be about, and that I don’t feel comfortable talking about, because nothing has been brought out into the open.
But as far as I’ve heard, there will be another one. And it’ll be sort of a different setup in a way, of some of the same characters from a couple of the past episodes, too. It’s an exciting idea that I’ve heard, but I don’t have any information about it. There’s no script as far as I know yet. And there’s been no date in terms of beginning photography or anything. It’ll probably be in the next year or so, becauseBlumhouse is a little busy, as we all know. But I’ve got my fingers crossed there will be one more, I hope.”
Personally, I think it would be best for theInsidiousseries to go the route of Wan’s other hit franchiseThe Conjuringand start breaking out some off-shoot movies such asAnnabelleandThe Nun. Basically, what I mean is I think it’s time for the mainInsidiousseries to, you know, ditch theInsidioustitle and go with a more evocative moniker such asThe Further. And then slap on a tagline that says it’s part of theInsidiousUniverse or something like that. Actually, I think a new trilogy of films set in theInsidiousuniverse dubbedThe Furtherwould be the best way to go. After all,Insidiouswas originally calledThe Furtherwhen Whannell first penned the script, so there is a synergy there that can’t be denied.
Whether or not another entry in theInsidiousseries ever reaches a screen near you, be itInsidious: Chapter 5orThe Further Part Iwe can always look forward to Lin Shaye staying in the genre spotlight. In fact, she is one of the leads inThe Eyes of My Motherdirector Nicolas Pesce’s upcoming reboot ofThe Grudge. That film, which co-stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, and John Cho is all set to creep out of the closet and crawl it’s spooky-ass into a theater near you on July 22, 2025. In the meantime, this story comes to us from an interview Lin Shaye recently held over atDaily Dead.
