‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Writer-Director Jacob Chase Knows the Audience Is Asking, ‘Why Are We Still Making These Movies?’ So He Was Determined to Make a ‘Fresh Start’

“Insidious: Out of the Further,” in theaters Friday via Sony Pictures Entertainment, is a soft reboot of the popular horror franchise. Writer-director Jacob Chase is uniquely qualified to distill what really scares audiences. In this chapter, the sixth movie in the franchise, a woman named Gemma (Amelia Eve) is able to astral project like others…