Every James Wan Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Proving he was no one-trick pony where crowd-pleasing horror franchises are concerned, Insidious saw Wan and Leigh Whannell team up to kickstart a supernatural horror franchise that endures to this very day.

Though its story is built from familiar parts, Wan's execution is just unique enough to help Insidious stand out from its genre siblings, particularly the stylish, unconventional means through which it depicts the astral dimension.

Investing as deeply in its characters - all of them terrifically acted by the ensemble cast - as its gorgeously crafted scares, Insidious achieves an uncommon synthesis of compelling themes and rollicking funhouse frights all the way to the finish line.

And let's face it, who among us didn't jump at that Patrick Wilson scene?