Question: are insidious based on a true story?
Answer: This film takes place in 2007. Insidious (2010) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) take place in 2010. Elise has a dog called Warren. It is based on real-life paranormal investigators Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, which appeared in James Wan's film The Conjuring (2013), played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.