Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, who co-wrote with C. Robert Cargill. It stars Ethan Hawke as a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of snuff …

Oct 12, 2012 · And despite a limited budget, he shines through with wicked visual direction and a wonderfully disturbing sense of dread in "Sinister." This is one eerie, unsettling film, and his …

May 14, 2025 · In 2012, director Scott Derrickson and screenwriter C. Robert Cargill came together and made " Sinister," a landmark horror film that would go on to define a decade …

Its plot hinges on typically implausible horror-movie behavior and recycles countless genre cliches, but Sinister delivers a surprising number of fresh, diabolical twists.

Desperate to unravel the mystery, his dark discoveries ultimately put him and his family in the grip of a malevolent force.

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Mar 26, 2025 · Directed by Scott Derrickson, Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror thriller starring Ethan Hawke as struggling true-crimes write Ellison Oswalt, who, desperate for new material, …

Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, and written by C. Robert Cargill. The film was released on October 12, 2012 and premiered at the SXSW festival.

It stars Ethan Hawke as a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of snuff films depicting gruesome murders and strange supernatural elements in his new house puts his family in …