which insidious is the scariest?

29 September 2020, 15:28

A new survey has found that 2010 movie Insidious is the scariest horror movie, based on categories of tension, most scares and the biggest scare.

Halloween is fast-approaching and our search for a scary binge-watch for the evening could finally be over, because 2010 horror Insidious has been named the scariest movie in the world.

In a recent experiment conducted by Buzz Bingo, people were put to the test with different iconic scary movies, which were ranked under the sub-categories: tension, most scares and the biggest scare to come up with the final result.

The participants' resting heart rates and average heart rates were monitored while they were watching each film, and 'scares' were considered to be peaks in their heartbeat.

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Movies that were measured aside from Insidious included: Annabelle: Creation, The Conjuring 2, The Haunting in Connecticut and its sequel, Sinister, Banshee Chapter, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Extraterrestrial and The Messenger.

Based off the so-called 'scare' rates and the other two category factors, analysts then scored the movies from 0-30, with 30 being the most scary.

The experiment conductors say that the results are scientifically accurate because "when scared, our adrenal glands release a burst of adrenaline into our bloodstream, increasing our heart rate" - a reaction we should get when watching a horror movie.

Annabelle: Creation actually ended up having the biggest scares of all the movies, while The Conjuring 2 scared people the most frequently.

However, with an average heart rate of just 8.8 while watching, Insidious took home the crown, with viewers recording an average BMP increase of 23.1 throughout.

10. The Messengers9. Extraterrestrial8. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter7. Banshee Chapter6. Sinister5. The Haunting in Connecticut 24. Annabelle: Creation3. The Conjuring 22. The Haunting in Connecticut1. Insidious

The movie, which was released 10 years ago, follows a family convinced their new home is haunted and their comatose son is possessed by a demon in an alternative universe. It received an average 66% Rotten Tomatoes rating, but horror fans will know that it's packed with jump scares and creatures enough to make you lose sleep.

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The jaw-dropping horror franchise Insidious first terrified audiences back in 2010 with director James Wan’s introductory film Insidious. Since the spine-tingling tale about astral projection, there have been four movies in the franchise thus far, with a fifth installment already on the way. The first two films in the franchise focus on the Lambert family — including the father and son duo Josh and Dalton Lambert — who have the ability to astral project in their sleep and transfer to an otherworldly dimension known as the Further.

The inclusion of franchise veteran Elise Rainier proved to be successful for the franchise, with the latter two movies focusing on Rainier cases outside of the Lambert’s, along with her initial upbringing and realization of her psychic gift as a child.

While some entries in the franchise are undoubtedly stronger than others, there are no awful contenders on the table. All of the movies, despite favorable reviews and box office success, have offered up their own usefulness to the franchise’s overall story and direction. Before Insidious 5 makes its mark in the horror world, here’s our definitive ranking of all of the Insidious movies.

After the enormous success of Insidious and Insidious 2, the bold decision was made for the third film to divert from the plot of the first two movies and focus on the chance for a prequel. As a result, Insidious 3 follows franchise favorite Elise Rainier taking on a case seven years before the events in the Lambert family — which would also be many years after Elise initially helped Josh Lambert when he was a young child. In the film, Elise Rainier — portrayed by the talented Lin Shaye — is asked to help teenager ​​Quinn Brenner and her father after the duo experience paranormal activity in their apartment.

As previously mentioned, there really is no awful film in the franchise, although Insidious: Chapter 3 definitely sits at the bottom of the pile. And while Stefanie Scott’s performance as Quinn is definitely one of the high points of the movie, its limp jump scares and lackluster terror fail to match the fear and importance of other entries.

Serving as the official sequel to Insidious: Chapter 3, Adam Robitel’s Insidious: The Last Key once again pits franchise veteran Elise Rainier front and center for the engaging plot — which intriguingly tells the story of Elise’s troubled childhood and the eventual realization of her spiritual talent. Elise eventually returns to her childhood home as an adult to assist her nieces Melissa and Imogen and her brother Christian, who also experienced paranormal occurrences in their house as a child.

Insidious: The Last Key really benefited from allowing Lin Shaye to take center stage, and even resulted in the movie grossing $167 million worldwide, which served as the highest grossing film in the franchise to date. The movie includes a fresh faced monster from the Further and perfectly showcase the terror that Elise has experienced throughout her life, which in turn, terrifies the audience just as much.

As far as sequels are concerned, Insidious: Chapter 2 is a faithful contender as far as the horror genre goes. The follow-up film carefully dissected the origin of Josh Lambert’s astral projection ability, which he unknowingly passed on to his son Dalton as we learn in the prior movie. The sequel dives further (no pun intended) into the otherworldly dimension that harbors malevolent spirits and dark entities that wish to take over human souls. Through paranormal investigations from Specs and Tucker and Josh’s wife Renai, the trio discover that Josh is being possessed by a vengeful spirit from his childhood.

The sequel showcased a handful of standout performances, including Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as Josh and Renai Lambert. Fans also get a closer look into the Further and the terrifying creatures that lurk within the shadows of another realm. While some fans may argue that Insidious: Chapter 2 was fine as a stand-alone film, it certainly provides a credible backstory that honors the sheer terror and excitement of the original.

• Insidious (2010)
• Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) .
• Insidious: The Last Key (2018) .
• Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) For those who enjoy the Insidious brand of demonic scares and trips into The Further, it should be noted that none of these four films are particularly bad.