‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Writer-Director Jacob Chase Knows the Audience Is Asking, ‘Why Are We Still Making These Movies?’ So He Was Determined to Make a ‘Fresh Start’

Aug 21, 2026 10:00am PT ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Writer-Director Jacob Chase Knows the Audience Is Asking, ‘Why Are We Still Making These Movies?’ So He Was Determined to Make a ‘Fresh Start’

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“Insidious: Out of the Further,” in theaters Friday via Sony Pictures Entertainment, is a soft reboot of the popular horror franchise. Writer-director Jacob Chase is uniquely qualified to distill what really scares audiences.

In this chapter, the sixth movie in the franchise, a woman named Gemma (Amelia Eve) is able to astral project like others in the series, but she can bring back demons from The Further to the real world, creating some new avenues for scary situations — all while processing trauma passed down from her mother (Laura Gordon) and protecting her own daughter (Island Austin).

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