Dalton, who resents his father for pulling away, is on his way to art school — after a painful drive to campus with Josh — where his memories begin to resurface as he pours himself into his work. The film, which was directed by Wilson (his directorial debut), marks a tonal shift in the Insidious universe.

Why does Dalton not like his dad in Insidious?

To make matters worse, he abhors Josh, who surprisingly is living away from them. The reason being for Dalton's anger is that his parents Josh and Renai got divorced after the mind-wipe that took Josh and Dalton's memories away at the end of Insidious II.

Why does Dalton hate Josh?

Dalton, we learn, has grown up hating his father, because he felt abandoned by him. Josh, divorced from Renai (Rose Byrne), has been living in a fog, his wiped-out memories just out of reach.

Why did the parents in Insidious divorce?

Josh & Renai's Divorce Is Caused By Insidious 2

Although the Lamberts ultimately succeed at saving Josh, there is damage that he does that cannot be undone. Namely, his attempted murder of Renai and the children is too overwhelming for them to ever be the same again.

What happened to the dad in Insidious?

The further Josh and Dalton travel into the Further, the harder it is to come back alive. When Josh travels deep into the Further in Insidious to save Dalton, his body is taken over by a demon that kills Elise and nearly murders the entire Lambert family.

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Who possessed Dalton in Insidious?

Soon after, Dalton is captured by The Red Face Demon, who chains him up, leaving Chris to deal with a possessed Dalton back in the real world.

Is the dad the demon in Insidious?

Dad and son share a special gift: the ability to astral project, or leave their bodies and drift into other worlds. But the cost is high; the son was in a coma for a year and a demon possessed dad, who then tried to slaughter the family. Memories of that were supposed to be wiped away.

Who killed 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, and whips out her camera and snaps a photo of Josh. Furious, Josh goes in a rage and violently strangles Elise to death.

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.

Why does the demon want Dalton in Insidious?

In the film Insidious, the Demon targets Dalton Lambert, a child that has the supernatural ability to astral project, because of his innocence and his spiritual energy.

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.

How did Elise come back to life?

Elise is killed at the end of the first movie by the Bride in Black, who has successfully possessed Josh. She reappears in the second movie as a spirit in the Further, where she helps Josh get back to his physical body and stop Parker from killing his family.

How is Elise alive in Insidious 5?

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.

Is Lorraine Josh's mom Insidious?

Synopsis. In flashback, we see Josh (Patrick Wilson) Lambert, as a kid, is having trouble with the old lady with blood red lipstick, who killed Elise at the end of the first film. Elise and a man named Carl, are summoned to help with the problem, because Josh's mother, Lorraine, is worried.

Does Josh go to jail for killing Elise?

Josh was arrested for Elise's murder.

What happened to elises dad in Insidious?

After Elise stood up to Gerald and ran away, Gerald brutally murders Anna and puts her body in a suitcase in the ventilation shaft. KeyFace manipulated Gerald by feeding on the fear and hatred from the women he killed. When Gerald died, his soul has been sent to The Further as punishment for his sins.

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.

Why did Josh divorce Insidious?

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.

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.

Why did Elise take a picture of Josh?

The father-son duo successfully exit the hellish afterlife they were in, but not everything's done. Elise notices something off about Josh and takes a picture of him. At that point, she learns that Josh is actually being possessed by the Bride in Black. Before Elise can react, the spirit murders her.

Was Elise dad a serial killer?

With the help of the ghost of Anna, Elise was able to find and free one of Garza's victims, Mara Jennings. It was during this time that Elise learned that her father had been a serial killer.

Why did Elise leave the door open?

Insidious' Elise Left the Red Door Open

Elise, helped by Audrey (her mom's spirit), opened doors to get back to the real world. But she accidentally left the red one open that connected to Dalton's attic. This cameo with the kid explains why Dalton became haunted by the fire-faced demon.

Is Insidious based on 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.

Who is the scariest demon in Insidious?

What happened to Keyface?

Keyface stabs Melissa, causing her physical body to convulse, then flatline. He attempts to possess Elise but Elise blows Christian's whistle and Audrey's spirit arrives, vanquishing Keyface. Audrey releases Elise, Melissa and Imogen's chains from their spirits and they search for their bodies on the way out.