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Sinister

Washed-up true crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home that suggest the murder that he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.

Director

Scott Derrickson

Year

Genre

horror, mystery, thriller

Box Office

$48,086,903

Production

Automatik Entertainment,Blumhouse Productions,Alliance Films,IM Global,Summit Entertainment

Awards

3 wins & 14 nominations

Part of Collection

Sinister Collection: Sinister, Sinister 2

Ellison Oswalt

Tracy

Sheriff

Deputy

Trevor

Michael Hall D'Addario

Ashley

E.M.T.

Anchor

Reporter

Stephanie

BBQ Boy

Pool Party Boy

Ethan Haberfield

Lawn Girl

Sleepy Time Boy

Bughuul

BBQ Mom

Lorraine Aceves

Barking Dog

Chester the Chihuahua

Professor Jonas

Vincent D'Onofrio

Mrs. Stevenson

Rachel Konstantin

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Ashley Ellison Oswalt Deputy Tracy Professor Jonas Sheriff Trevor Reporter Anchor

Just one box It's for my office It's fragile - Sinister

Just one box It's for my office It's fragile

- Just one box? - Sinister

- Just one box?

An autograph? - Sinister

Sheriff's hereAlready Play nice this timeI'm always nice I'm not kiddingI'm tired of driving five miles under the speed limit to get ticketed anywayBe nice - Sinister

Sheriff's hereAlready Play nice this timeI'm...

Well what can I do for youWell not much I expect unless I can convince youto load those boxes back on that truck and leave as soon as you're ableNo I don't think so but you know what - Sinister

Well what can I do for youWell not much I expect unless I...

Something like this You can never explain something like thisAnd if you were able to the odds are you wouldn't much care for the answer - Sinister

Something like this You can never explain something like...

Oh, and... - Sinister

- What was all that about? - Sinister

- What was all that about?

Mm hm Why was he pointing at the houseEllison we didn't move in a few houses down from a crime scene again did weTracy No just don't say anythingIf we did I don't wanna know about itWe didn't You promiseI promise - Sinister

Mm hm Why was he pointing at the houseEllison we didn't...

Shit. - Sinister

You gotta be kidding me - Sinister

You gotta be kidding me

It's one thing to hear about it another to see it - Sinister

It's one thing to hear about it another to see it

Kentucky Blood was ten years agoAndAnd what if that was your 15 minutesOK what if it wasIf it was you can't just spend the rest of your life chasing after itIf you miss out on these years with the kids you won't get them back - Sinister

Kentucky Blood was ten years agoAndAnd what if that was your...

- Is that fair? - Sinister

- Is that fair?

What the hell? - Sinister

Daddy, I can't find the bathroom. - Sinister

Daddy, I can't find the bathroom.

Look at all these new paintings. - Sinister

Look at all these new paintings.

Thank you Maybe one day I'll paint something really goodThen I'll be famous like you I'm sure you will princess - Sinister

Thank you Maybe one day I'll paint something really...

- Operator. - Sinister

King County Police Department. - Sinister

King County Police Department.

You came back and left the box. - Sinister

You came back and left the box.

Dammit, Ashley. - Sinister

Dammit, Ashley.

Trevor! - Sinister

- Why are we outside? - Sinister

- Why are we outside?

I'm just really sorry. - Sinister

I'm just really sorry.

Please don't talk about the dryerAre we talking about the time we found Trevor trying to pee in the dryerGod Mom no I'm sorry honeyI thought that's what you were talking aboutDid Trevor try to pee in the dryer again - Sinister

Please don't talk about the dryerAre we talking about...

It's nice to see you're both so enthusiastic about our adventureStop it Hey you two stop it Stop itBe the bigger person Are you gonna take 'em - Sinister

It's nice to see you're both so enthusiastic about...

Yeah I've got some errands to run - Sinister

Yeah I've got some errands to run

That's it. - Sinister

Super 8 film was first released in 1966 by Eastman Kodak - Sinister

Super 8 film was first released in 1966 by Eastman Kodak

That's your problem You don't thinkYou wanna be treated like an adult but you don't act like oneYou and Dad do lots of thinking If you did we wouldn't be hereYou don't know what you're talking aboutI know more than you Go to your roomI don't wanna see you - Sinister

That's your problem You don't thinkYou wanna be...

But bad things happen to good peopleand they still need to have their story toldThey deserve that much You're a real man of the people - Sinister

But bad things happen to good peopleand they still need to...

- I'm putting the kids to bed. - Sinister

- I'm putting the kids to bed.

OK, 1998. - Sinister

New details today in the grisly murders of a local family found earlier this week. - Sinister

New details today in the grisly murders of a local family...

Family Hanging Out - Sinister

Family Hanging Out

Pool Party - Sinister

Really, I'm fine. - Sinister

Really, I'm fine.

Scorpions have feet but you wouldn't hear 'em like you would squirrels - Sinister

Scorpions have feet but you wouldn't hear 'em like...

Just wait outside Mr Oswalt listenYou know there's a page in your bookswhere you always say nice things about all the people that helped you outThe acknowledgements Yeah wellYeah and in each one there's always like a line that says you knowI couldn't have - Sinister

Just wait outside Mr Oswalt listenYou know there's a...

- Yes. - All right. - Sinister

- Yes. - All right.

- I'm sorry. - Sinister

So ultimately what feels betterSeeing justice done or seeing your book Kentucky Bloodnumber one on the New York Times bestseller listThe justice without questionI'd rather cut my hands off than write a book for fame or money - Sinister

So ultimately what feels betterSeeing justice done or seeing...

- Are you making Daddy his coffee? - Sinister

- Are you making Daddy his coffee?

- Brought you your coffee, Daddy. - Sinister

- Brought you your coffee, Daddy.

Before the Stevensons moved here, they lived where the Miller family murders happened? - Sinister

Before the Stevensons moved here, they lived where the...

Ashley? - Sinister

My God. Is he OK'? - Sinister

My God. Is he OK'?

Oh, my God. - Sinister

You stay with him. - Sinister

You stay with him.

Good dog. Good dog. - Sinister

Good dog. Good dog.

Good dog. - Sinister

I don't wanna hurt youI just wanna get my batso if you come at me I can bash your head in OKThat's fine You keep it - Sinister

I don't wanna hurt youI just wanna get my batso if you...

I just wanna get my bat......so if you come at me, I can bash your head in, OK? - Sinister

I just wanna get my bat......so if you come at me, I can...

Then why did you come in white as a ghostBecause I saw a dog OKA dog A very big dog like Cujo bigI mean I'd never seen him before He's likeDid you get rid of him Yeah he's gone - Sinister

Then why did you come in white as a ghostBecause I saw a dog...

You really wanna help It's my home Mr OswaltWhat happened here happened to all of us - Sinister

You really wanna help It's my home Mr OswaltWhat...

Who is thatI don't know That's what I'm hoping to find outYou think these are serial murders MaybeMore ritualised than necessarily serial But really spread outAnd not just regionally but over time The first one dates back to the '60sThe 1960s YeahThat - Sinister

Who is thatI don't know That's what I'm...

Once I saw the photos that you sentI knew exactly what cases you were studyingWait How would you know what cases I was looking atThe symbol that you sent me is isn't a pentagramIt's not something that you would see teenagersor a Norwegian black metal band - Sinister

Once I saw the photos that you sentI knew exactly what cases...

There's been another one hasn't there - Sinister

There's been another one hasn't there

I think so, yes. - Sinister

I think so, yes.

- I appreciate you coming by, Officer. - Sinister

- I appreciate you coming by, Officer.

Clearly something happened and you wanna talk to somebody about it rightYeahOK well does your wife know about itWaitDoes she know whose house this is wasOh man Oh that is a conversation that I would not wanna be around forNo me neither I'm sorry - Sinister

Clearly something happened and you wanna talk to somebody...

So you don't believe any of that otherworldly stuff rightAre you kidding me I believe in all that stuffI I wouldn't sleep one night in this place Are you nutsFour people were hung by their necks in the tree in your backyardand that little girl is probably - Sinister

So you don't believe any of that otherworldly stuff...

Ellison! - Sinister

Ellison What's going on - Sinister

Ellison What's going on

What did we talk about We only gave you one ruleIt was a big deal for us to let you paint on your wallsWhat's the rule Ashley Paint only goes in the bedroomAnd what makes you think you can paint out hereI wanted to paint her picture but she didn't want it - Sinister

What did we talk about We only gave you one ruleIt was a big...

It's not like we're sleeping where somebody was killedor they had to wipe blood off the walls for the open houseYou're saying it didn't happen here No It happened in the backyardOh that is so sick God you think that makes a differenceIt does No Ellison It - Sinister

It's not like we're sleeping where somebody was...

I have always supported you doing what you love, Ellison. - Sinister

I have always supported you doing what you love, Ellison.

And your legacy that's Ashley and TrevorYour kids are your legacy - Sinister

And your legacy that's Ashley and TrevorYour kids are...

- Did I get Daddy in trouble? - Sinister

- Did I get Daddy in trouble?

So here's the book I wrote proving it, right? - Sinister

So here's the book I wrote proving it, right?

- What the hell are you doing? - Sinister

- What the hell are you doing?

- Honey, slow down. - Sinister

- Honey, slow down.

- Evening, Oswalts. - Sinister

- Evening, Oswalts.

Driving pretty fast for this time of night don't you thinkAnything I ought to know aboutJust trying to take your advice that's allWhich advice would that be Leave town and never look backYou weren't bullied away or anything I'm sorryWhat I mean is I don't - Sinister

Driving pretty fast for this time of night don't you...

- You weren't bullied away or anything? - Sinister

- You weren't bullied away or anything?

Well, then, I don't see any reason for me to have your autograph. - Sinister

Well, then, I don't see any reason for me to have your...

This goes in the office,
right in there on the right. - Sinister

This goes in the office, right in there on the right.

Hey, Ell, 10 bucks says Trevor sleeps through the night. - Sinister

Hey, Ell, 10 bucks says Trevor sleeps through the night.

You know what time it is I know I'm sorry - Sinister

You know what time it is I know I'm sorry

You know what time it is I know I'm sorryBut I've been trying to call you all dayWhat's the problem OK the problem is that you movedHow is that a problemI was compiling all of the data that you had me collectingand once I started putting it together into - Sinister

You know what time it is I know I'm sorryBut I've...

It's the missing kids - Sinister

It's the missing kids

I like that you made the movies longer. - Sinister

I like that you made the movies longer.

Don't worry Daddy I'll make you famous again - Sinister

Don't worry Daddy I'll make you famous again

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Washed-up true crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home that suggest the murder that he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.

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Director: Scott Derrickson

Writer: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

Production: Automatik Entertainment,Blumhouse Productions,Alliance Films,IM Global,Summit Entertainment

Genre: horror, mystery, thriller

Year: 2012

MetaScore: 53/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $48,086,903

Released: 12 Oct 2012

Awards: 3 wins & 14 nominations

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Sinister Collection: Sinister, Sinister 2