You can never explain something like this!

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2013)

***SPOILERS*** Down on his luck and deep in debt crime writer Ellison Oswalt, Ethan Hawke, should have heeded the town sheriff's, played by "Big" Fred Thompson, advice and check out of the house he bought before it's too late for both him and his family. Oswalt smelling a block buster book deal, the true crime story he was planning to write, stayed and was soon to face the dire consequences of his actions. It's when Oswalt found a box of developed 8mm. film canisters together with a 1960's Bell & Howell projector to play them with that his troubles were soon to begin. And they didn't end until he and his family members ended up dead together with him!
The film canisters reviled a series of horrific murders that spanned some 40 years and killed some dozen victims. What shocked Oswalt more then anything else's about these films was who in fact filmed these events! And was the person who filmed them the one who committed them as well? By the time that Oswalt found out the truth he and his family were to become the killers next victims!
****SPOILERS*** The unknown killer left a calling card to every one of his crimes and even used one of the family members to do the ghastly work for him. It wasn't until Oswalt contacted Prof. Jonas, Vincent D'Onofrio, that he realized just what he was up against. An ancient Babylonian devil who was somehow conjured up by one of the person he ended up killing. Now with the cat or devil out of the bag there's no telling how many more victims this devil, called Bughuul or The Boogie Man, will rack up before his teats for human blood is finally satisfied. And it's poor Ellison Oswalt & family that are to be his next meal of burnt offering!
P.S The film "Sinster" was made despite its's top cast for a measly $3,000,000.00 and within two months made close to $50,000,000.00 in just box office receipts alone! That's more the 15 times as much as it cost to make! Something films now a days with far far bigger budgets never even come close to making!