Insidious: Chapter 3
Setting up as an origins story of the insidious evils that psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) will battle later in her life, this is the tale of Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott), a young girl mourning the loss of her mother, trying to reach out to the other side for contact with her mother’s spirit. Alas, as we’ve learned, calling out to the dead opens doors to the spirits that can have horribly unintended results. For Quinn and family (Dermot Mulroney and Angus Sampson) it’s the soul sucking Man Who Can’t Breathe (Micheal Reid MacKay) who’ll need to be destroyed. Can Elise gain the strength and knowledge she’ll need to help the Brenner family? 
Written and Directed by Leigh Whannell, it’s the power of the good ol’ jump scare that works to the strengths of this simple and mostly effective prequel. Of course knowing that some characters have to live on takes away some suspense; but, for the love of fog machines, and simple staging, what might be lurking in the air vents or under the bed manages to keep audiences jumping and uneasy throughout. Sadly, much like its other chapters, Chapter 3 unfortunately runs on fumes in the third act leaving little unpredicted suspense and less to keep you awake late at night. Still, if you’ve made it this far, yeah, this fits nice on the shelf with its mates. Date movie for the horror buffs, why not? Insidious: Chapter 3 is rated PG-13.