Overview: The original cast from the horror franchise is back for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga, with Patrick Wilson (also making his directorial debut), Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor.

To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh and a college-aged Dalton must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family’s dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the door.

Blu-ray Verdict: Insidious: The Red Door is the fifth and final installment in the Insidious franchise, directed by Patrick Wilson, who also stars as Josh Lambert, a father who can astral project into a dark realm called The Further. The movie is a direct sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), and follows Josh and his son Dalton (Ty Simpkins), who also has the same ability, as they face the demons of their past and their family legacy. However, in all honesty, the movie fails to deliver a satisfying conclusion or a compelling narrative, relying on cheap jump scares, clichéd tropes, and convoluted plot twists.

That said, Insidious: The Red Door is still quite good, albeit with predictable jump scares and decent special effects, but also a set of characters we care about, of course.

Dalton (a competent effort from Ty Simpkins) and his dad Josh (Patrick Wilson) have a strained relationship as they come to terms with recent family upheaval and that pressure is beginning to unravel the hypnotism that is protecting them from even more ghastly memories from nine years ago.

At college, he quickly befriends the quirky and outgoing girl Chris (an overpowering Sinclair Daniel), who is wrongly assigned to be his room-mate. Before long the pair are mired in a series of mysteries that seem to emanate from his imagination - a comatose state sets in and another dimension - and it’s perils - arrives to terrorize the family via an ominous looking painting that he has instinctively created and hung on the wall. Can they unite, put their differences behind them and rally to defeat their nemesis and close the portal for ever?

Well, that’s the big question and together with the creepy visuals - all be they noticeably toned down slightly - it is a better than average culmination to the series. The ending itself is also done so it doesn’t really leave the door open for more sequels, which honestly is for the best, even if spin-offs might be in the works.

Oh, and one last thing I want to mention is that it also has a deep message about how sometimes it’s better to remember the bad times and grow from them rather than forget. Yep, you heard me.

Special Features:
o Past, Present, Further
o A Possessed Director