Insidious: Out of the Further

Insidious: Out of the Further marks the sixth entry in Blumhouse’s popular, financially successful franchise, which, since debuting in 2011, has done little except make money on a string of disappointing supernatural horror movies. Each has cost anywhere from $1.5 million to $18 million, and each has earned over $100 million at the box office. The staggering profits distract from the unfortunate reality that none, save for the original, has held a place in my moviegoer memory banks. They all sort of blend together, redeploying the same old genre tropes ad nauseam. In a house with creaky floorboards and lousy interior illumination, some mysterious force haunts the resident family and corrupts their unconscious minds from the Further, a hellish astral plane populated by unruly spirits and demons. Obscured shadows move about, usually out of focus in the background, offering only glimpses of the ghoulish figures lurking in the dark, hoping to use the living to return to the physical world. Out of the Further wonders what happens if their plan succeeds.

The full review is currently exclusive to Patreon subscribers. To read it, you can purchase individual access. Or you can join Deep Focus Review’s Patron community, where you’ll receive exclusive access to this and many other reviews, essays, and blogs published only on Patreon.

Patrons also get access to:

• A newsletter every Monday
• Streaming recommendations every Friday
• Polls to pick the movies reviewed on Deep Focus Review and Patreon
• Access to the open AMA and DFR Community