Things get pretty complicated at the end of the fifth Insidious film.
One of the lower-key awesome aspects of the Insidious series is its overall coherence.
What happens in Insidious: The Red Door?
Their journeys largely occur separately, with Dalton at college across the country.
Dalton’s subconscious is unlocked through art.
We know this door–that’s where all the creepy ghoulies in the other movies came from.
Dalton may have forgotten the Red Door, but the Red Door didn’t forget him.
While he’s there, he meets a new ghost who looks like he walked out of the 1970s.
This is big news, because neither Josh nor the audience knew anything about his dad before this film.
It also provides a thematic parallel to Josh’s own troubled relationship with Dalton.
Back at college, Dalton’s painting of the Red Door progresses as his subconscious unlocks his memories.
(It’s a wrinkle they should do more with, honestly.)
Back in his body, Dalton makes the only move he can: He paints it black.
Yes, that makes him the Hodor of Insidious.
Elise tells him that he and Dalton will have good lives and be happy.
Which I guess leaves us with a happily ever after.
Does Insidious: The Red Door have a post-credits scene?
Looks like, ahem, the door isn’t closed on the Insidious franchise just yet.
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