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Josh Lambert is the main protagonist of Insidious and the deuteragonist of Insidious: Chapter 2, the husband of Renai and the father of Dalton, Foster Lambert and baby Kali. His spirit was trapped in the Further at the end of the first movie, and his body taken over by the Old Woman, who had been trying to take over his body years before.

History[]

Before Insidious[]

Josh was born to Lorraine Lambert and Ben Burton. Like his son Dalton, he was also able to astral project, the consequence of his ability showed in the pictures his mother took of him, and showed that he was being stalked by the old woman. Leaving her horrified for Josh, Lorraine contacted Elise Rainier, a psychic, and with her help they managed to suppress Josh' memory and stop him from astral projecting.

Insidious Chapter 2[]

The movie begins where the 1st movie left off. Josh put his hand on Renai's shoulder.

Josh was arrested for Elise's murder.

The investigator asked Renai whether or not she believed Josh. She hesitated for a moment before saying "yes".

Josh was already possessed by Parker Crane and heard voices later that were revealed to be that of his mother, Michelle Crane, telling him to kill his family in which he replied, "please don't make me do it" but it was the only way for him to live. Josh exhibited more aggressive behavior towards Renai. It was revealed that Josh was attacked by Parker Crane in a mental institution when he was young. A possessed Josh killed Carl and Carl met Josh and Elise in the Further. After defeating Parker, Josh returned to his old self as he was about to kill Renai and their children. Josh and Dalton decide to forget their ability to astroproject.

Insidious: The Last Key[]

Josh and Renai Lambert both have cameos at the very end. So does Dalton Lambert.

Insidious: The Red Door[]

Years after rescuing Dalton from the Further, Josh and Renai were divorced.

Appearance[]

Josh is a medium tall man with brown hair and blue eyes and a mustache that seems to be growing back. He has the same physical appearance in both Insidious and the sequel.

When possessed by Parker Crane, his teeth started falling out and he developed a sinister look. His hair was thinned and his face seemed to have a touch of evilness to it. He showed signs of accelerated aging, developing wrinkled and paler skin that made him look almost corpse like.

Powers and Abilities[]

Josh is what is known as a “Traveler”, psychics with the power of astral projection.

  • Astral Projection: Josh possesses the psychic ability to travel in his astral form away from his body, moving through the astral plane, interacting with inanimate objects, the dead, and even living beings. Josh is also able to travel through “the further”, the dark realm of the dead. However, there is a drawback to joshes astral projecting ability, which leaves him vulnerable to spirits around him when he travels too far. These spirits want to take control of his body and possess him since his body is vulnerable during astral projection.

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Films InsidiousInsidious: Chapter 2Insidious: Chapter 3Insidious: The Last KeyInsidious: The Red DoorThread: An Insidious Tale
Cast Patrick WilsonRose ByrneLin ShayeTy SimpkinsBarbara HersheyDermot MulroneyStefanie ScottAngus SampsonLeigh WhannellSpencer LockeCaitlin GerardBruce DavisonMandy MooreKumail Nanjiani
Characters Josh LambertRenai LambertElise RainierDalton LambertLorraine LambertSean BrennerQuinn BrennerTucker CroftSteven "Specs" FisherMelissa RainierImogen RainierChristian Rainier
Crew James Wan • Leigh Whannell • Adam Robitel • Patrick Wilson • Jeremy Slater
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