10 Horror Movie Franchises With No Bad Movies

6. Insidious

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With Insidious: The Red Door released last month, it now feels like this franchise has come to a natural conclusion. And if so, the Insidious series can bow out with its head held high.

Across its five films, Insidious has ticked off plenty of boxes. There were sequels, prequels, and spin-offs. There was horror filmmaking royalty with the likes of James Wan, Leigh Whannell, and Jason Blum. There was a stunning ensemble cast that included Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Angus Simpson, and Whannell himself. And there were some majorly memorable evil forces at play as the series delved into the ominous world of The Further.

Of course, some Insidious offerings were better than others, but it would be unfair to label any of Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 2, Insidious: Chapter 3, Insidious: The Last Key, or Insidious: The Red Door as bad films. Plus, it's hard to knock the profit this franchise has turned over the years, with the five films collectively taking home over $700 million at the box office from a cumulative budget of barely $40 million.

As for Insidious having wrapped up at five movies, that's actually technically a lie. At present, Jeremy Slater - writer/producer of TV shows The Exorcist, Moon Knight, and The Umbrella Academy - it attached to direct a spin-off picture titled Threads: An Insidious Tale, whilst Jason Blum is still open to doing an Insidious and Sinister crossover movie at some point.

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