Insidious

- language: English
- director: James Wan
- actor: Barbara Hershey Lin Shaye Patrick Wilson Rose Bryne Ty Simpkin
- writer: Leigh Whannell
Synopsis:
When proud parents take possession of an old house to build a nest for their family, an accident results in one of their sons falling into a coma. The tragedy doesn’t stop there when they are beset by vengeful spirits from another realm in this new chiller by the director and writer of “Saw” and by the producers of “Paranormal Activity.” [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]
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