597. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s wearing a Weyland-Yutani Corporation t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and Gargoyle shades. He’s holding a mason jar of Dr. Pepper*

W: Welcome to my lair…welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.

*Warlock does nothing and just walks inside*

W: As if you haven’t guessed, we are ending our coverage of the Insidious series tonight with the final movie in the franchise.

*Neyzor Blades is in the recliner wearing standard attire*

N: Wait, there’s ANOTHER one?

W: Yup, and by this point Leigh Whannell was out of ideas as the fourth and final movie would be known as INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY. Whannell has given up the director duty as Adam Robitel sits in the chair for this one. So what’s this about? The life and times of Elise Rainer.

*Warlock takes his seat in the middle of the couch*

W: Once again we get another prequel as we dive into Elise’s background, origin and family as the house she grew up in is haunting who lives there now. She must face her past, present and future. Lin Shaye, Whannell and Angus Sampson are back but we got some new faces including veteran actor Bruce Davison, Kirk Acevedo and Javier Botet. I remember seeing this in theaters but haven’t seen it again, so I’m going into this one fresh. So, can we end the series on a good note or will this be a total stinker? Only one way to find out, grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY.

Written by Leigh Whannell

Directed by Adam Robitel

Cast:

Lin ShayeElise Rainier
Leigh WhannellSpecs
Angus SampsonTucker
Kirk AcevedoTed Garza
Caitlin GerardImogen Rainier
Spencer LockeMelissa Rainier
Josh StewartGerald Rainier
Tessa FerrerAudrey Rainier
Aleque ReidAnna
Ava KolkerYoung Elise Rainier
Pierce PopeYoung Christian Rainier
Bruce DavisonChristian Rainier
Javier BotetKeyFace
Marcus HendersonDetective Whitfield
Amanda JarosMara Jennings
Judith DrakeWaitress Pam
Hana HayesTeenage Elise Rainier
Thomas RobieTeenage Christian
Josh WingateExecuted Man
Danielle KennedyKitchen Woman
Melanie GaydosDark Angel
Ty SimpkinsDalton Lambert
Rose ByrneRenai Lambert
Patrick WilsonJosh Lambert
Joseph BisharaLipstick-Face Demon
Stefanie ScottQuinn Brenner
Barbara HersheyLorraine Lambert
Danielle BisuttiMother of Parker Crane
Brynn BowieKali Lambert
Madison BowieKali Lambert
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lubella GaunaNurse (uncredited)
Bob HeslipLost soul / inmate (uncredited)
Zahra Susan IngersollPrisoner (uncredited)
Devin KoehlerLost Soul (uncredited)
Paul LeClairDiner Patron (uncredited)
Craig ReedLost Soul / Inmate (uncredited)

*Neyz reads the tag-line*

N: “Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet, as she is drawn back to her ghostly childhood home, where the terror began.”

W: So we go back to the beginning to end the series, wonderful.

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