Sinister (2012)
 

The producer of “Insidious” and “Paranormal Activity” delivers a chilling horror like no other with a movie that is being hotly tipped as the most effective edge-of-your-seat cinematic experience of the year.

Producer Jason Blum (Insidious; Paranormal Activity1, 2 and 3), co-writer/director Scott Derrickson (The Day The Earth Stood Still; The Exorcism Of Emily Rose; Hellraiser: Inferno) and stars Ethan Hawke (Daybreakers; Assault On Precinct 13; Before Sunset), Vincent D’Onofrio (Chained; Staten Island; Brooklyn’s Finest), James Ransome (Treme; Generation Kill; Prom Night) and Fred Dalton Thompson (Law & Order).

Desperately in need of a best seller to revive his struggling career, true crime writer Ellison (Ethan Hawke), moves his family to the scene of his most recent story; the unsolved, gruesome murder of a loving, happy suburban family.
Shunned by the local community and strained by his obligations to his family, the discovery of a batch of home movies in the attic offers Ellison shocking proof to the crime he is investigating. Ellison notices the same unidentified figure appearing in each of the 8mm films, leaving him convinced that all the incidents are linked by a truly bizarre connection. As his investigations uncover the terrifying truth he starts to lose his grip on reality and it soon becomes clear that he is placing his own family in harm’s way.

It’s like “8MM” meets “The Shining”. A supremely creepy horror, full of dread, shocking images and almost unbearable tension, this one is pretty much guaranteed to give audiences nightmares. It also features a superb central performance by Ethan Hawke.

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“An incredibly classy production… not only is it skilfully shot, with truly chilling found footage, but the score is a masterpiece of electronic dread.” – Sound On Sight

Impressive in its restraint at its quieter moments, and powerfully disturbing at its nastiest… a darkly entertaining terror tale.” – FearNet.com

FILMS WITHIN FILMS

Sinister uses creepy Super-8 footage to tell it's story. Here are some other horror movies that have film within film as an essential component:

Sinister: Films Within Films

New Sinister images on the Cult Labs Tumblr blog:

CULT LABS (ETHAN HAWKE AS ELLISON OSWALT IN THE UPCOMING...)

MTV interview with Ethan Hawke on making his first ever horror movie:

Ethan Hawke Says Making 'Sinister' Was 'Incredibly Fun' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV.com

"Next, we have the Ellison Oswalt’s Tumblr. On it, the character (played by Ethan Hawk in the film) details his creative process, discusses inspiration, and doles out info on the book he is writing in the film. It’s a wonderfully meta idea that’s executed very well, coming off as a genuine writer’s journal. As a nerd for writing about writing and fourth wall breaking viral marketing, the blog offers a lot of appeal and I highly suggest following it."

Sinister gets a new poster and character blog - Horror Movie News | Arrow in the Head

Cambridge Film Featival
 

Sinister is screening at the Cambridge film festival on Sept 15th/18th.

Full details here...

Sinister | Cambridge Film Festival

Here's a great new poster for the film - creepy or what?!

True Crime flicks on the Sinister UK Facebook:

Sinister: True Crimes | Facebook

Don't say we didn't warn you....

Check out the new TV spots on the Orange Wednesday site:

Orange Wednesdays | Cinema Tickets For Less | Film Trailers | Cinema Listings | Orange UK

"SINISTER is easily one of the best films at Fantastic Fest this year. It is also one of the best American horror films to be released in a number of years."

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"Thrill Engineer' Professor Brendan Walker and his team of researchers from a top university talk about their scientific work on 'the fear factor'. For his latest experiment, Walker and his team are testing out how scary the film Sinister really is.

SINISTER EXPERIMENT IN FEAR ON THE ORANGE WEDNESDAY SITE

New stills added to the Sinister Facebook fan page.

SINISTER: INVESTIGATING A MURDER


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Here's a brilliant modern William-Castle-esque gimmick for Sinister. Check out this video to see exactly what happens when you watch a horror film. Science has the answers! :p


#SuviveSinister Science Experiment - YouTube

Time for another exclusive clip from Sinister! Head to Digital Spy for a sneak peak

Ethan Hawke's 'Sinister' - watch an exclusive clip - Movies News - Digital Spy

Movie critic turned screenwriter C. Robert Cargill talks about his movie Sinister, starring Ethan Hawke, the state of horror movies, Hollywood remakes and his own real-life horror movie experience.

Sinister Interview with writer C Robert Cargill - YouTube

Win a Samsung 26inch HD ready TV thanks to new horror movie Sinister - Win a Samsung 26inch HD ready TV thanks to new movie Sinister | heatworld.com

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Check out a nice little teaser we just posted on the Sinister UK Facebook page:

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Exclusive interview & clip - 'It started with a Nightmare' - Interview with Sinister Writer C. Robert Cargill & Exclusive Clip

Having just seen it, no it's not. It's conventional, sub-standard horror fair. Like Insidious et all, it's predictable, sign-posted & lazy. A shame, as Ethan Hawke deserves better than the material offers.

Incidentally, watched Eduardo Sanchez's 'Lovely Molly' the other day and kept thinking how that was far more understated and creepy.

I'm so bored of lazy horror films.

I saw this yesterday. I thought it was pretty good; some great scares and a decent mystery story. It felt a little but too long and I feel it could have been tightened up by shaving off about 15 minutes in the second act but it was well done overall. I absolutely love how it dealt with the whole "oh just get out of the house for god's sake!" aspects of these sort of films and actually used that to its advantage and to further the story.

Woohoo! Glad to hear you liked the film, Paul! :woot: :woot: It really is a great movie and you're spot on about the way it twists cliches to help the story.

Here's a great interview with the director on Sinister...

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I saw it last week and it's a 3/5 film - worth a watch, what's done is done quite well for an American horror film, but as Delirium says it is predictable.

Hi everyone!

Has anyone here seen the latest horror movie to hit cinemas, Sinister 2?

I managed to see it yesterday and really enjoyed it! For me, it's just as good as the original - great take on the Baguul myth they set up in the first. The deputy plays the main role (kinda) here from the first film so it all ties in nicely - such a great character too. Not your typical leading character!

Has anyone else seen this yet? Let us know what you make of it below...

I enjoyed the movie (the first film) but I'm not sure it was enough to make me come back for a second serving. Maybe if i see it on Netflix i will give it some attention. I do enjoy movies that have 'can you see that in the photo in the background' sort of scenes in them.

Me and my gf love the first film, so we're planning on going to watch the sequel next week

I like the first one too. When I first watched it the boy MTDS frightened the crap out of me as he had gotten out of bed, came into the front room and just stood silently at the edge of my vision during one of the scenes with the spooky kids.