Cook review: ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ doesn’t conjure up much of a story
Cook review: ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ doesn’t conjure up much of a story
Linda Cook Fri, August 28, 2026 at 2:47 AM UTC
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It's an end-of-summer horror movie that has the pre-fall blahs.
"Insidious: Out of the Further" is the latest in a what has become a favorite franchise. This one is rated PG-13, so it's not as gory or raw as other horror shows. It's not as interesting, either, although the ick factor that's part of the plot lines is bound to give anyway who has lost all their baby teeth a shiver or two.
This one doesn't connect to the other movies as much as the others. We meet a terrified little girl named Gemma, whose disturbed mother makes the child's life miserable until a ghastly incident in a bathroom.
The movie shifts forward and we see the girl, all grown up and now a dentist, living a quiet life with her own daughter. Gemma (Amelia Eve) tries to keep her daughter's life positive and happy because Gemma remembers her own childhood all too well.
Then Gemma begins to unravel, much like her own mother did, after he sees "things" (it wouldn't be fair to tell you exactly what,) hears unusual noises and has a terrifying experience - if you've seen "Backrooms" this scene will be familiar - in her own home. Outside, three creepy-looking figures lurk, making Gemma even more uneasy.
Gemma's kinda/sorta boyfriend police officer (Brandon Perea) tries to help her, and so does a psychic (Maisie Richardson-Sellers,) who introduces Gemma to the idea of The Further, the place where some "travelers" can go that connects the living and the dead.
The movie has jump scares, extremely dark lighting, and plenty of weird sounds. What makes it at least an average watch is a sequence in a dentist chair that gave me the heebie-jeebies. Also, the presence of the wonderful Lin Shaye, who appears here in a small role, is most welcome.
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If you've watched any horror films at all, especially paranormal ones, you've seen stuff like this before. I'm sure a moneymaker like "Insidious" isn't over yet - maybe there will more substance in the next sequel.
2 stars
Running time: 106 minutes.
Rated: PG-13 for jump scares and gore.
In theaters.
Watch the trailer here.
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