Best horror movie of the last 5 years

Rating: 8/10 (7 March 2013)

After finally watching Sinister I can honestly say it is the best horror movie I have seen in quite a while.
As a rule I generally dislike so called horror movies as they don't scare me at all, (exorcist, paranormal activity, woman in black, insidious I found all to be "switch off-able" and tedious) but Sinister definitely lives up to all the hype.
Not since the grudge have I finished watching the movie, gone into the garden for a cigarette to have instantly put it out and gone back inside and locked all my doors because of scary noises and shapes in the dark.
Yes the ending was rather predictable by half-way through but it still didn't stop me being on the edge of my seat in terror and watching the countless "made you jump" moments through my fingers.
Although I did watch it alone (which may of made it scarier than it was) I thought overall it is a well thought out horror movie that brings the old bogeyman man tale a little more up to date and I would highly recommend it.
And if it did nothing else other than stop me smoking for the night then that's a job well done.