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As the franchise that snapped us out of the gore-sploitation era, its a practically quaint little haunting story.

This is how we meet Elise Rainier, whom Lorraine enlisted to help Josh when he was a young.

Happens to the best of us.

The movie ends right after Josh now inhabited by the Bride in Black strangles Elise to death.

Renai finds the body in the living room.

It turns out Crane was a patient at the hospital where Lorraine Lambert worked as a doctor.

Before dying, Crane managed to murder 15 women as a serial killer known as you guessed it!

the Black Bride, because he wore a black wedding dress when slaughtering his victims.

Because Joshs body is possessed, it means his spirit is in the Further.

The three good guys end up in a confrontation with mother Crane.

As Joshs spirit finally returns to his body, we see ghost Elise fade into the black.

A mediums work is never done!!!

Not even in death.

Most important to the mythology, though, is what we learn about the heroic mediums eventual murder.

(Although her mom hasalsobeen trying to send her a hail.)

She tells Sean, A woman.

I could hear her in my head screaming over and over that shes going to kill me.

I think no; I know.

If I continue with this work, shes going to kill me.

Elise replies, Not today it isnt, before overpowering her and forcing her into retreat.

And even though you know shes destined to die, its always a joy to watch Elise Rainier work.