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When Insidious fans last saw the Lambert family, Josh and Dalton were each being hypnotized. This happened so they could forget their abilities to travel via astral projection into the dark, supernatural realm known as the Further.

After the second installment of Insidious, fans received Insidious 3 and Insidious 4, both of which served as prequels to the initial Insidious movies. The subsequent installments also focused more on fan-favorite psychic Elise Rainer, rather than the Lambert family.

Insidious 5, also known as Insidious: The Red Door, picks up nine years after the events of Insidious 2. This time, Dalton is no longer a little boy, but a young man heading off to college.

Though, the demons of his past have yet to be fully vanquished.

The final battle in the Further

The latest installment of the Insidious series reveals that both Josh and Dalton suffered adverse side effects from undergoing memory suppression.

The efforts to keep the father and son from remembering their astral projection abilities also carried over into other parts of their lives, causing tensions and stress within the family.

Throughout Insidious: The Red Door, Dalton takes the stage as the leading protagonist. Though, both he and Josh have to go back into the Further to regain their memories, understand their history, fight their demons, and learn more about their own pasts.

Billed as the final Insidious movie, The Red Door ends on a hopeful note. It gives the sense that the Lambert family will be alright, despite what they've been through over the years.

As an added bonus, Elise appears at the end of the movie with a very important message for Josh. A key scene within the second act also reveals her sidekicks, Specs and Tucker.

Now in theaters

Insidious: The Red Door is now available in theaters nationwide. While Patrick Wilson and the other original cast members reprise their roles, Wilson also directs this latest installment.

The final Insidious movie continues to garner praise for its focus on critical themes. The relationship between fathers and sons, overcoming past traumas, and dealing with challenges within a family each have mass relatability to a large fan base.