The Final Destination franchise is back with Final Destination Bloodlines, and—whew—it does not disappoint when it comes to chaos and creative kills.

For over 25 years, the Final Destination franchise has haunted audiences with its unique brand of horror, the terror of cheating death.

Coming in ahead of projections, New Line/Warner Bros’ Final Destination Bloodlines landed with a $102M global box office start this weekend

There is no time wasted in getting to the good stuff in Final Destination Bloodlines. That counts double for its 4DX version, as there’s a whole bunch of subtle effects present while we watch young Iris Campbell (Brec Bassinger) interfere with Death’s plan to claim the lives of all present for the Skyview Restaurant’s opening night.

After 14 years, the franchise returned with Final Destination Bloodlines on May 16. The new installment serves as both a prequel and a sequel, following Iris ( Brec Bassinger) as she saves everyone dining atop the Skyview restaurant, before her descendants begin to feel the consequences.

Of course, just because there will never be an official, in-canon explanation for the visions doesn’t mean that fans won’t have their own theories. Two of those fans are Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, and they have their own pet take on the origins of the psychic incidents. Stein told me,

Whether it’s taking a flight, getting a tan or driving behind a log truck, Final Destination has had a chokehold on horror fans for 25 years. Craig Perry, who’s been a producer on the franchise since it launched in 2000,