Overview

• The fifth installment is being marketed as the series finale, though critics note an abrupt, non-closure ending that leaves future prospects unclear.
• This entry is the first in the franchise to receive a theatrical release, with a streaming window reported for Shudder in October 2025.
• Writer-director Stephen Cognetti abandons the found-footage approach for a traditional narrative, broadening the focus to Abaddon’s wider mythology.
• Reviewers praise seasonal atmosphere but cite sluggish pacing and diminished fright in favor of dense backstory and connective plot threads.
• Returning characters from prior films include Vanessa Sheppard, Alicia, Father Margaret, and Patrick Carmichael.