Sinister 2

Sinister 2
Two twin boys are standing in front of a wall depicting a ghostly figure seemingly drawn in blood; one smears his hand on the painting and the other shaking his head creating a blur.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCiarán Foy
Written by
Based on
Characters
by
  • Scott Derrickson
  • C. Robert Cargill
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAmy Vincent
Edited by
  • Michael Trent
  • Tim Alverson
Music bytomandandy
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[2][3]
Box office$54.1 million[4]

Sinister 2 (stylized in marketing as Sinister II) is a 2015 supernatural horror film directed by Ciarán Foy, and written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. A sequel to Sinister (2012), it stars James Ransone, reprising his role from the original film, and Shannyn Sossamon. The film follows a former deputy as he attempts to put an end to a malevolent deity's curse after an encounter with a family that fell victim to it, while a boy is tormented by the victims who lived in the house where he, his twin brother, and mother now reside. Unlike the first film, which utilized 8 mm film in the story's home movies and snuff films, Sinister 2 utilized 16 mm film, vinyl records, and ham radio broadcasts in the film's storyline.

Sinister 2 was a co-production of Alliance Films, IM Global, Blumhouse Productions, Steady Aim Productions, Tank Caterpillar, Inc., and Automatik Entertainment, and released on August 21, 2015, by Focus Features through their Gramercy Pictures banner in the United States, and Entertainment One in Canada and the United Kingdom.[5][6] The film received negative reviews from critics, with criticism for its jump scares, horror clichés and story, while Ransone's performance received some praise. It grossed over $54 million against its reported budget of $10 million.

  1. ^ "SINISTER 2 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Lang, Brent (August 19, 2015). "Box Office: 'Straight Outta Compton' Will Dwarf 'Hitman: Agent 47,' 'American Ultra'". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Zumberge, Marianne (August 22, 2015). "Box Office: 'Straight Outta Compton' Handily Beats 'Sinister 2,' 'American Ultra'". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sinister 2 (2015) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sinister 2 (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sinister 2 (2015)". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 6, 2022.