Sinister is a horror film that flips the idea of “Found Footage” on it’s head by making the film about a journalist who moves into a home only to find video footage that may lead to catching a killer.

I’ll admit I’m sorta intrigued by Sinister. Ellison is a journalist who follows a very familiar pattern for those who love horror. He moves into a house where a family was once killed. This is pretty standard fare thus far. But he finds some video footage in the house that leads to clues about the murders.

Not much else is known, but a smart filmmaker could actually make this pretty cool.

Sinister

Scott Derrickson cowrote and directed Sinister. He worked with C. Robert Cargill on the script, though Cargill has a lot less experience. Derrickson directed The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, so he’s made some decently successful films.

Sinister Trailer

Sinister Release Date

October 5, 2012.

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Who’s In It?

 Ethan Hawke … Ellison
  Vincent D’Onofrio … Professor Jonas
  James Ransone … Deputy
  Fred Dalton Thompson … Sheriff
  Clare Foley … Ashley
  Michael Hall D’Addario … Trevor
  Juliet Rylance … Tracy
  Cameron Ocasio … BBQ Son
  Victoria Leigh … Stephanie
  Blake Mizrahi … Christopher Miller/sleepytime son
  Danielle Kotch … Lawn Girl
  Rachel Konstantin … Mrs. Stevenson
  Ethan Haberfield … Pool Boy
  Nicholas King … Mr. Boogie

What’s Good About It?

It’s funny, I like Ethan Hawke, and yet the way his career has been going I’m actually a bit surprised Sinister isn’t going straight to DVD. That’s too bad, cause he has been really good on occasion. The story for Sinister looks good enough that I could see it doing fairly well, and horror tends to be cheap as hell to make, so it should be a success monetarily.

What’s Bad About It?

Too little is known about the film at present for me to make a proper judgement of it’s worth.

Our Clever Prediction

I think Sinister will do well, and I’m currently optimistic about it’s chances of being good. Fingers are crossed.

CROSSED.