You can't get much more Insidious than Leigh Whannell, but please, take that as a compliment. The actor, writer and director co-created the blockbuster Insidious horror movie franchise along with his old film school pal, James Wan.
Leigh Whannell has written every single Insidious movie, co-starred in all of them as the nerdy ghost hunter "Specs," and even directed the third installment before handing the reins over to Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan) for Insidious: The Last Key, which arrives in theaters this weekend.
In other words, Leigh Whannell's horror credentials are very well-established. So let's pick his brain clean, and get him to recommend his ten favorite haunted house movies. Some of his picks might surprise you, some might not even technically be "haunted house movies" (if you want to get geeky about it), but many of them influenced the Insidious franchise that horror fans love so much, and all of them are worth seeking out.
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Leigh Whannell has written every single Insidious movie, co-starred in all of them as the nerdy ghost hunter "Specs," and even directed the third installment before handing the reins over to Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan) for Insidious: The Last Key, which arrives in theaters this weekend.
In other words, Leigh Whannell's horror credentials are very well-established. So let's pick his brain clean, and get him to recommend his ten favorite haunted house movies. Some of his picks might surprise you, some might not even technically be "haunted house movies" (if you want to get geeky about it), but many of them influenced the Insidious franchise that horror fans love so much, and all of them are worth seeking out.
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