The first trailer for Insidious: The Red Door is here – and it looks predictably terrifying. The fifth installment of the long-running horror series brings back many of the original characters for a story set 10 years later. In the teaser, which you can watch above, there are plenty of spooky scares as teenage Dalton (Ty Simpkins) finally faces up to his traumatic past.
Way back in 2020, it was revealed that the sequel would see the return of Dalton, Andrew Astor's Foster, Rose Byrne's Renai, and Patrick Wilson's Josh Lambert, who all featured heavily in James Wan's Insidious and Insidious: Chapter Two. Insidious: Chapter 3, however, took the series in a different direction by setting itself three years before the original – and the Lamberts weren't seen again.
The only character who has appeared in all four existing Insidious movies is Elise Rainier, a psychic medium played by Lin Shaye. We now know she's back again in the fifth movie, too, as she appears in the new footage right at the end.
Insidious 5 will catch up with the Lamberts a decade after we saw them last, as they prepare to send Dalton – you know, the kid whose spirit was being held captive in a dark, alternate dimension in the first film? – off to college. Newbies to the franchise include Peter Dager, Jarquez McClendon, Sinclair Daniel, and Succession's Hiam Abbass.
Wilson is on board to direct, marking his feature debut. Halloween Kills co-writer Scott Teems penned the script, based on a story by series creator Leigh Whannell.
"To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Wilson) and Dalton (Simpkins) 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 red door," says the official synopsis.
Insidious: The Red Door is set to release on July 7. For more, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies heading our way in 2023 and beyond.
