Insidious is a 2011 American
supernatural horror film directed by
James Wan, written by
Leigh Whannell, and starring
Patrick Wilson,
Rose Byrne and
Barbara Hershey. It is the first installment in the
Insidious film series. The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an
astral dimension who want to inhabit his body, in order to once again live. The film was released in theaters on April 1, 2011, and was
FilmDistrict's first
theatrical release. A sequel, , was released on September 13, 2013, with Wan returning as director and Whannell returning as screenwriter. Because of the film's success it became the basis for a maze for 2013's annual
Halloween Horror Nights. A prequel in the series, was released on June 5, 2015.