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‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ is a dreadful, tension-free mess and an unnecessary continuation

Insidious: Chapter 2 joins the less than stellar ranks of films like The Descent: Part 2 in being an immediate continuation of a horror film that, though ending with a looming threat, did not call for a sequel. After a prologue set in 1986, the film kicks off on the night its predecessor ended, with Rose Byrne’s Renai Lambert questioned by police over the supernatural events that led to the murder by strangulation of psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye).

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Fangoria To Host Special Screening of Insidious and Offer Fans A Live Streamed Q&A on facebook with Director James Wan and Screenwriter Leigh Whannell

We here at Sound On Sight are big fans of Insidious, perhaps the only decent horror film so far of 2011. Michael Waldman, Justine Smith and myself all gave it a fairly positive review on episode 21 of the Sordid Cinema podcast. Joshua Youngerman wrote a raving review saying, “Insidious is a superior horror film …

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