Who possessed Josh Insidious?

Those who have seen Insidious: Chapter 2 know that it wasn't really Josh who terrorized Dalton all those years earlier. Josh's body had been co-opted by the tormented soul of Parker Crane, a serial killer known as “The Bride in Black,” who killed young women while dressed as a woman himself.
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How did Elise know Josh was possessed?

It's revealed that what Elise saw was Josh's old and dirty hand and nails, similar to the old woman's, implying that she has possessed him.
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How did the old woman possess Josh?

Renai discovers Elise's corpse and sees the photograph she took. The photo reveals that Josh is now possessed by the ghost of the old woman from his childhood, the latter having slipped into his body when he confronted her in The Further.
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Is Josh possessed at the end of Insidious 2?

Elise saves Josh and appears to destroy Michelle's spirit, which stops the possessed Josh from murdering his family in the real world. Carl and Josh escape and Dalton leads them back to the living world, allowing Josh to finally regain control of his body.
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Why did Josh choke Elise in Insidious?

As she packs up for the night, Josh hands her his childhood photos, but as she takes them, she gives Josh a strange and startled look, whips out her camera and snaps a photo of Josh. Furious, Josh goes in a rage and violently strangles Elise, killing her.
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Why did Elise say "Oh my god"?

In the end, Elise meets a girl named Allison who is in a "coma" and realizes something rising behind her. Elise is shocked and says "Oh my god!" gasping, hinting a sequel. The thing that was behind Allison is believed to be the red face demon as it made the same crackling sound as it did in Insidious 1.
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Did Elise cause Dalton to get possessed?

A spirit was trying to possess him in his childhood, but Elise saved him. Then when he went into the other dimension to save his child, he got possessed by that spirit which was towards the end of the movie. What happens at the end of Insidious: Chapter 3?
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How is Elise still alive in Insidious 3?

Elise Returns As A Ghost In Insidious: The Red Door's Ending

Given when the movie takes place, Elise can only appear at the end of Insidious: The Red Door as a ghost. She's already been dead over a decade after Josh strangled her when he was possessed by the Black Bride at the end of Insidious.
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Why does Dalton hate his dad?

Dalton, we learn, has grown up hating his father, because he felt abandoned by him.
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What happened to Josh's wife in Insidious?

Ultimately, the events of Insidious 2 are the reason why Josh and Renai got divorced. At the end of Insidious, it seems as though Josh has successfully rescued Dalton from The Further, however, in a shocking twist, he murders paranormal expert Elise.
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Who is the ghost that haunts Josh in Insidious?

Those who have seen Insidious: Chapter 2 know that it wasn't really Josh who terrorized Dalton all those years earlier. Josh's body had been co-opted by the tormented soul of Parker Crane, a serial killer known as “The Bride in Black,” who killed young women while dressed as a woman himself.
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Why doesn't Josh like his picture taken Insidious?

The more photographs taken of Josh, the closer the shadowy woman begins to get to Josh until she is inches away from him, explaining his fear of photos. Elise suggests that Josh should use his ability to find and help return Dalton's soul, to which Josh agrees.
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Is Insidious a true story?

The Big Picture. Insidious is not based on a true story, so you don't have to worry about real-life hauntings like in The Conjuring series. The inspiration for Insidious came from Wan and Whannell's desire to make a horror film about astral projection.
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Why does Elise wear that mask?

In the first Insidious, the most memorable scene was when Elise wears the gas masks to communicate with the spirits.
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How did Dalton seal the red door?

The demon chases them to the red door and Josh stays behind to keep it shut so Dalton will be safe. Dalton returns to his body and paints over his red door painting with black paint, which in turns seals the real door and The Further. Josh meets his father's spirit, who guides him back to the living world.
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Who killed Elise in insidious 1?

Using his astral projecting ability, Josh is able to rescue his son. But this ends up in him getting possessed by the Bride in Black, the entity that haunted him as a boy. A possessed Josh then kills Elise.
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Why is Insidious 5 bad?

The Jump scares are lazy. They try to force a relationship between Dalton and Chris (terribly written character btw). It's just a lot of stuff going on that has very little to do with the main plot. I never thought i'd see a Bob Ross horror film until now.
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Who is the most powerful demon in Insidious?

The Lipstick-Face Demon, also known as the Man With Fire on his Face, the Red-Faced Demon, Sixtass, or simply the Demon, is the main antagonist of the Insidious franchise. It is a demonic resident of The Further that seeks to bring pain and chaos to the world of the living by possessing a human body.
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How did Josh see Elise?

A voice greets him, and he turns to see Elise Rainier standing in the road. Though he met her a long time ago, he doesn't remember who she is or how she helped him, and when she tells him that she was a friend of his mother's, he laments not being able to tell her about everything he's been through.
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Why did Elise stop doing readings?

Elise is unable to complete the reading, she stops after hearing a demonic presence who threatens to kill her.
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Why did Elise leave the red door open?

These red doors, we learn, are controlled by the Keyface Demon. Elise inadvertently leaves the red door to the Lamberts' attic open, suggesting that she's accidentally responsible for kicking off the events of the first film.
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Are all Insidious movies connected?

You can watch every Insidious movie in chronological order. Although we don't recommend it. While the first two films follow a connected story, the third and fourth Insidious films serve as prequels to the Lamberts' story.
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Why did Josh and Renai divorce?

Renai reveals that this has all happened before, and Josh and Dalton have both had their memories suppressed. She divorced him because the children were scared of him, remembering that he had tried to kill them and not understanding that he was possessed at the time.
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Does Josh go to jail for killing Elise?

Josh was arrested for Elise's murder.
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Are Conjuring and Insidious connected?

It's a common question, but the answer is no, The Conjuring and Insidious franchises are not linked to each other. The only 'link' is James Wan, who directed both the first two Conjuring movies and the Insidious movies. Fun fact: Patrick Wilson starred in both the first two Insidious movies and The Conjuring movies.
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