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Sinister (film)

2012 film by Scott Derrickson

This article is about the 2012 film. For other uses, see Sinister.

Sinister is a 2012 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, and written by C. Robert Cargill and Derrickson. 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 danger.

Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Michael Hall D'Addario, and Vincent D'Onofrio appear in supporting roles.

Sinister was inspired by a nightmare Cargill had after watching the 2002 film The Ring.[6]Principal photography on Sinister began in Autumn of 2011 on Long Island, New York with a production budget of $3 million.[4] To add to the authenticity of old home movies and snuff films, the Super 8 segments were shot on actual Super 8 cameras and film stock.[7] The film was a co-producti Sinister (2012) - Moria PYC