Insidious Chapter 2
Director: James Wan
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Jocelin Donahue, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Andrew Astor, Lindsay Seim
Blumhouse Productions
Rated PG-13 | 105 Minutes
Release Date: September 13, 2013

Directed by James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring) and written by Leigh Whannel (Saw), Insidious Chapter 2 is the Back to the Future II of horror films, just replace time travel with astral projection and spirit possession.

Insidious Chapter 2 crisscrosses with the continuity of Wan’s 2011 film, meaning some of the weird, unexplainable moments in Insidious are actually caused by events that take place in Chapter 2.

Before we see what happens after Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) rescues his son Dalton from the spirit realm, we travel back to 1986 and meet Josh as a child. His mother (Jocelin Donahue, The House of the Devil) enlists the help of Elisa (Lindsay Seim), a young clairvoyant who wipes his memory of his ability to astral project.

James Wan certainly knows how to work with an extremely small production budget. Insidious was produced with a mere $1.5 million budget, and went on to gross $60 million during its theatrical run. With an impressive number like that, and its cryptic ending that left fans wanting more, a sequel was green lit. So Wan, along with film’s stars, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, and Ty Simpkins, came back together for Insidious Chapter 2, and now we are getting a first hand look at what the sequel will look like.

The first trailer for Insidious Chapter 2 has finally arrived, and it shows that the Lamberts aren’t out of the creepy astral protected woods yet; in fact, they may have only gone deeper into it. Check out the trailer here below.

Perhaps the one thing that is noticeably absent from this trailer is the creepy guy with the red face, who has been replaced with spirits that can escape from anyone’s sight.

Fans of the surprise horror movie hit Insidious, which cost $1.5 million to make and made $97 million at the box office, will be pleased to know that a sequel is in fact still on the way, and that an official release date has now been set. Better yet, everyone is coming back to make the movie.

FilmDistrict has set an August 30, 2013 release for the movie, which will be titled Insidious Chapter 2. James Wan returns to direct the movie, with stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins all set to reprise their roles. Original screenwriter Leigh Whannell also returns.

Hello Geeks and Ghouls, Famous Monster here. Well, it’s finally October and you know what that means? Breast Cancer Awareness 5Ks? Good guess. Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Delicious, but no. Halloween? YES. Horror movies? DOUBLE YES!

Welcome to 31 Days of Horror, where I’ll cover two noteworthy horror films a day for the entirety of the month. That’s 31 Days of Horror and 62 Films perfect for watching on a cold, dark October night. Be sure to visit Geeks of Doom every day this month for a double-shot of chills and thrills!

Today’s double-shot includes Herk Harvey‘s 1962 film, Carnival of Souls, and James Wan‘s 2010 spookshow, Insidious.

If there was one movie of 2011 that absolutely kicked my ass as both a film and a surprise, it was Insidious.

Probably the biggest shock of last year’s SXSW Film Festival, Insidious was helmed by James Wan and penned by Leigh Whannell, best known for the Saw franchise, and was a brilliant little gem of a haunted house thriller.  And now, according to THR, it appears as though we’ll be heading back into that world.