Horror fans dug deep into Elise Rainier's haunted past in early 2018 with the theatrical release of Insidious: The Last Key (read Heather Wixson's review here), and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring the fourth film in the phantasmal Further franchise to Blu-ray and DVD this April with plenty of bonus features, including eight deleted scenes and an alternate ending.
Press Release: CULVER CITY, Calif. (February 20, 2018) – Dubbed “the franchise’s best film since the original” (Kalyn Corrigan, Bloody-Disgusting) with the biggest worldwide box office in the saga with over $163M, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY arrives on digital March 20 and Blu-ray™ and DVD April 3 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Acclaimed horror producers James Wan (The Conjuring, Annabelle) and Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity franchise) return for the fourth installment from Blumhouse of the Insidious-franchise, along with fan-favorites Lin Shaye in her iconic role as Elise Rainier, and Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson as the ghost-hunting duo Specs and Tucker. In INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY , Elise must face her past to confront the most personal haunting of her career – in her childhood home. The film also stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar), Kirk Acevedo (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Caitlin Gerard (Magic Mike), Spencer Locke (Resident Evil franchise) and Academy Award® nominee Bruce Davison (Best Supporting Actor, Longtime Companion, 1989).
INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY comes packed with never-before-seen special features, including an alternate ending, more than 20 minutes of chilling additional scenes, a franchise recap and three all-new featurettes. “Becoming Elise” delves into the mythology of Elise's origin story and how this “sequel to the prequel” fits into the Insidious-franchise. “Going into the Further” examines what the Further represents to the cast and crew and how the production design in the film differs from the previous films. “Unlocking Keyface” introduces fans to the newest iconic demon in theInsidious-franchise and explores the symbolism behind its creation.
Insidious: The Last Key is also available as part of the INSIDIOUS 4-MOVIE COLLECTION, along with Insidious,Insidious: Chapter 2 and Insidious: Chapter 3, coming to digital March 20 and DVD April 3 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Synopsis:
The creative minds behind the hit Insidious franchise bring you the most horrifying chapter of the series, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY. In this gripping Blumhouse film, Lin Shaye reprises her role as parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier, who returns to her family home to face the unrelenting demons that have plagued her since childhood. Accompanied by her two investigative partners, Specs and Tucker, Elise must delve deeper into the Further to unlock the mystery and destroy her greatest fear.Directed by Adam Robitel from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY was produced by Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan and Leigh Whannell, and executive produced by Bailey Conway Anglewicz, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, Couper Samuelson, and Steven Schneider. The film was theatrically distributed by Universal Pictures in the US.
Digital, Blu-ray & DVD Bonus Materials Include:
- Alternate Ending
- 8 Deleted Scenes
- Franchise Recap: “Dive Into the Insidious Universe”
- Three Featurettes:
- “Becoming Elise”
- “Going Into the Further”
- “Unlocking Keyface”
INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY has a run time of approximately 103 minutes and is rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic content, violence and terror, and brief strong language.
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Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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