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 films …

Oct 12, 2012 · A true crime writer picks the wrong murder mystery for his next book in "Sinister," a horror movie that balances the contemporary horror movie formula with mystery thriller elements and a …

Find out how and where to watch "Sinister" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.

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

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, moves his...

True crime novelist Ellison Oswald is so desperate to repeat the success of his first book that he moves his family into a home that served as the setting of a brutal murder.

After moving into a new house, a true-crime writer researching a disturbing pattern of connected murders realizes that his own family may be in danger. Watch trailers & learn more.