It’s so easy to get jump scares wrong, to make them seem rote and redundant, but Wan is a master of timing and framing, and he’s one of the new breed of horror directors (along with the likes of Ti West and Adam Wingard) who are expert at generating a mood of dread.
Of course, all the clever-clever plotting in the world doesn’t mean a damn thing if a horror movie doesn’t scare, and thankfully Chapter 2 delivers on that front. And the introduction of the anything-goes anarchy of The Further proves something of a masterstroke here, pushing the story in a series of unexpected directions, messing with timelines and replaying earlier scenes (from both films) from different angles. But that was rather missing the point – not only were Wan and his long-time screenwriting cohort Leigh Whannell paying homage to Poltergeist, they were throwing Poltergeist II: The Other Side into the mix. That movie copped flak in certain quarters for its late shift from meticulously constructed haunted house thriller to batshitcrazyville, with psychic powers and multiple dimensions (in this case, the murky netherworld of The Further). And now, without pausing for breath, here he comes with a sequel to Insidious, his surprise smash from 2011. The other day, he began filming on Fast & Furious 7, his first foray into the world of blockbusters, while earlier this summer he delivered one of the best traditional horror films for years with The Conjuring.
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