

Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave the film a positive review, stating that 'the scares are mostly very scary indeed, and that means the film does its job.' Scott Foundas of Variety praised the 'artfully eerie' cinematography work of John R.

Some time later, Specs and Tucker arrive at the house of a family whose daughter, Allison, is in an unexplained coma. The Lambert family is finally reunited, with Josh and Dalton allowing themselves to once again have their memories suppressed by Carl. Carl and Josh escape, only to find Dalton, who leads them back to the living world, allowing Josh to finally regain control of his body. Elise saves Josh and appears to destroy Michelle's spirit, which stops the possessed Josh from murdering his family in the real world. Upon finding Michelle, she and Josh fight. Parker had killed his female victims at the behest of his mother's spirit. In Parker's house, the three witness Parker's mother, Michelle – the woman in the white dress – abusing him for acting like a male, telling him his name is 'Marilyn', and forcing him to dress and act like a girl. In The Further, Josh, Carl, and Elise try to track Parker down by revisiting Josh in 1986, with the young Josh showing the adult Josh where to find him. Dalton voluntarily enters The Further to help his father. Renai and the children escape to the basement. In the real world, Josh, who is possessed by Parker, ambushes Lorraine and Renai, locking Lorraine in a closet.
