Insidious: Out of the Further (August 21, 2026) is the sixth entry in the Insidious horror franchise, which began with James Wan's 2010 film. The Insidious franchise's central mythology involves astral projection — the supposed ability of the human spirit to leave the body and travel to 'The Further,' a spirit realm populated by malevolent entities including demonic figures. Every entry in the franchise presents astral projection as a real spiritual ability and The Further as a real spiritual dimension. This is explicitly occult content — astral projection is a practice condemned in Scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12) and practiced in occult traditions. 15/100 Avoid.
Insidious: Out of the Further (August 21, 2026) is the sixth entry in the Insidious horror franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the same team behind The Conjuring universe. The original Insidious (2010) was a landmark in supernatural horror for its effective depiction of demonic haunting and its central mythology of "The Further" — a spirit realm where the dead linger and malevolent entities prey on the living. The franchise has continued through Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), Insidious: The Last Key (2018), and Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
The sixth installment continues the franchise's core mythology while potentially expanding its universe and introducing new characters into the established spirit-realm framework.
The Insidious franchise requires specific rather than generic concern from Christian viewers. The concerns are not merely that it is scary — horror is a legitimate genre and being scary is not itself a biblical problem. The concerns are about the specific spiritual content:
Astral projection: The Insidious franchise's central mechanism — the ability of the human spirit to leave the body and travel to a spirit realm — is astral projection, an occult practice with roots in Theosophy, New Age spirituality, and various occult traditions. The franchise presents astral projection as a genuine spiritual ability, not merely a fictional premise. Every film is built around this as the mechanism through which the supernatural events occur. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 addresses seeking information or access through spirit communication. The astral projection premise in Insidious is not generically supernatural like, say, a superhero's powers — it is specifically a claim about the human spirit's ability to access a real spirit dimension through a technique practiced in actual occult traditions.
The Further as a spirit realm: The franchise's spirit world is populated by malevolent entities, including figures that are directly demonic in visual presentation — the Red Face Demon, the Bride in Black, and others. Unlike horror franchises where the supernatural is clearly fictional (Freddy Krueger is not a real entity), Insidious presents its spirit realm with the visual and narrative language of genuine spiritual reality. The tone is not ironic or clearly fantastical — it is presented with the weight of genuine spiritual threat.
Franchise-wide pattern: Every Insidious entry has maintained and deepened this occult framework. Out of the Further is not a departing-from-the-norm entry in a franchise that is otherwise fine — it is the sixth installment in a franchise built on occult spiritual mechanics from its foundation.
Violence: Intense horror violence consistent with the franchise's R rating throughout. Language: Strong profanity consistent with R-rated horror. Sexual content: Minimal — the Insidious franchise is not sexually oriented. Spiritual content: The primary concern — explicitly occult astral projection mechanics, a spirit realm populated by demonic entities, and the franchise's consistent presentation of these as genuine spiritual realities rather than clearly fictional premises.
See our guide on Should Christians Watch The Conjuring? from the same franchise creators for a comparable assessment. See our guide on Should Christians Watch Evil Dead: Burn? for the most explicit occult franchise in 2026 theaters. See our Christian TV Reviews hub. Plugged In reviews all Insidious entries in detail. GotQuestions on astral projection and Scripture provides the biblical framework directly.