Insidious: Chapter 1

In 1969, a gifted but troubled young parapsychologist uncovers a terrifying realm known as "the Further" while trying to save a comatose boy from a malevolent entity—only to realize too late that some doors should never be opened. Synopsis:

Insidious: Chapter 1 rewinds to 1969, following (played by a grizzled, obsessive actor), a brilliant but arrogant parapsychologist who has spent years trying to prove that consciousness survives death. Unlike the cautious Elise, Harold believes the living have a right to explore the afterlife. His wife, Margaret , a nurse, fears his experiments are tearing their family apart. insidious chapter 1

Their lives change when they are called to a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. A five-year-old boy, , has inexplicably fallen into a coma-like state. His body remains alive, but his eyes are wide open—black as coal. Doctors are baffled. The boy’s grandmother whispers of an old spirit door in the attic, sealed shut with salt and iron. In 1969, a gifted but troubled young parapsychologist