I love telling stories and morphing into different kinds of people. That’s the reason I’m an actress to be honest. When asked if she would happily return for further installments of Insidious, Shaye, without hesitation says “of course, because mostly I consider myself a storyteller. That’s what I want to do as an artist, is make people think about their own lives and the way they live them.” I feel the responsibility as an actress and a performer and a storyteller to infect what I do with some perspective of what’s going on, that’s why I think a movie like this, believe it or not, even though it is a genre film again, and a wonderful one, I think there’s room to unearth some thoughts about things that are really important. Our world is pretty upsetting right now in many respects. I have a great cynicism also unfortunately that has crept in. “I live my life with a great deal of humour. Shaye discusses the important role that humour holds in her life. Although she is known for her scream queen status, she has also starred in comedy sensations such as There’s Something About Mary and the Farrelly Brothers’ Kingpin. Shaye is passionate about this responsibility in not only horror, but comedy. “I feel a tremendous responsibility to telling the truth,” she tells the crowd. I don’t like to look at my dailies because it pulls me outside of myself, and if I start watching myself then I’m not going to be telling you the truth.” It is Shaye’s dedication to unearthing the truth which is central to her choice of roles. “I have to be very careful to not mimic what I’ve already created, and to not hear myself. I can tell you that, and that’s for real.” She discusses how she manages to keep Elise fresh and exciting for audiences with each new film. Shaye has not taken her starring role in The Last Key lightly, saying “There’s places I visit in this movie I’ve never visited before. With a new director at the helm of the fourth instalment, Adam Robitel, whose horror feature The Taking of Deborah Logan also stars an older leading lady, it was no surprise that Shaye would take the starring role in The Last Key. Shaye reprised her role for the second and third installments, with her importance to the storyline increasing with each film.
Insidious creators Leigh Whannell and James Wan took their word seriously, making Elise central to the Insidious franchise as an unlikely heroine. “I remember when we were finishing up the film, James said ‘You know if we do another one, we can always bring you back as a ghost’.” Shaye was certain that her character would not return. What is further surprising for both Shaye and audiences about her starring role, is that Elise was killed off in the first film. A leading lady of a franchise worth over $400 million at the age of 74 is a rare achievement.
“I’m probably going to cry during this interview,” she says with an unsteady voice. Shaye, who has starred in all four Insidious films, is overwhelmed about her leading role in The Last Key. “It’s the biggest role I’ve ever had in my career”, she beams. “It deals with the supernatural, it deals with family, it deals with pain and personal issues that we all deal with, and people don’t talk about,” she says. When a case draws Elise back to her childhood home, she uncovers haunting memories from her past. Today, Shaye will not let spirits interrupt her excitement over The Last Key, which is devoted entirely to her character Elise Rainier, an elderly paranormal investigator. “That was one of the demons!” Shaye laughs, “Look what we summoned!” Shaye is unfazed by it, which is unsurprising when considering her scream queen status, having starred in horror films for over forty years, including A Nightmare on Elm Street and Critters. As horror icon Lin Shaye speaks to a crowd of journalists about the latest installment in the Insidious horror franchise, Insidious 4: The Last Key, she is interrupted by the sound of a microphone falling onto the ground, creating a piercing sound that forces the crowd to jump in fright.
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