Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3 is a 2015 supernatural horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The film is a prequel to the first two films and the third installment in the Insidious franchise. Focusing on a new family and story, the film stars Dermot Mulroney and Stefanie Scott, with Angus Sampson, Whannell, and Lin Shaye reprising their roles from the previous films.

In September 2013, a third installment in the Insidious series was announced, with Whannell returning as writer and Jason Blum and Oren Peli producing. Filming took place from July to August in Los Angeles.

The film was released on June 5, 2015, received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $113 million against a budget of $11 million. A sequel, Insidious: The Last Key, was released in January 2018.

Plot

In 2007, three years before the Lambert haunting, teenager Quinn Brenner meets with retired demonologist Elise Rainier. Elise reluctantly agrees to try to contact the spirit of Quinn's mother, Lily, who died one year prior. However, Elise urges Quinn not to try to contact her mother again after sensing a malevolent force.

Grace, an elderly woman who lives at Quinn's apartment building and has dementia, says several strange and cryptic things to Quinn, seeming to allude to an unseen spirit. Quinn later attends an audition for a performance arts school. After leaving the audition, she sees a mysterious figure waving to her from the distance on the street. Distracted, she is hit by a car, breaking both of her legs.