Hilariously funny and disturbingly scary

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2012)

Sinister is exactly what it says on the tin - a freakishly scary supernatural horror which will have your skin crawling. Normally comedy and horror don't mix, I.e. Scre4m, however with the numerous scares and appropriately integrated funny bits, this film doesn't fail to deliver. Arguably scarier and better than paranormal activity 4 as it has an intricate plot and delivers more scares than Freddy and Michael combined! Ethan Hawke successfully portrays a workaholic true crime writer who decides not to tell his family that he's moved them into a house where a family was brutally murdered under peculiar circumstances just so he can write a book about it. The demon Bagul, mentioned in "Possession" features in this film and will scare you so much that you won't be able to sleep with the lights off. Shh!