Sinister 2 (2015)

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

Director:

Ciarán Foy

Writers:

Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

Stars:

James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Ransone	...	Ex-Deputy So & So
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Courtney Collins
Robert Daniel Sloan	...	Dylan Collins (as Robert Sloan)
Dartanian Sloan	...	Zach Collins
Lea Coco	...	Clint Collins
Tate Ellington	...	Dr. Stomberg
John Beasley	...	Father Rodriguez
Lucas Jade Zumann	...	Milo
Jaden Klein	...	Ted
Laila Haley	...	Emma
Caden Marshall Fritz	...	Peter
Olivia Rainey	...	Catherine
Nicholas King	...	Bughuul (as Nick King)
Michael B. Woods	...	The Creeper (as Michael Woods)
Tory O. Davis	...	Security Guard

Storyline

In a farmhouse near a corn field where Ellison Oswait lived, the boy Dylan has nightmares and is visited by ghostly children led by the boy Mile. Dylan lives with his mother Courtney Collins, who has just left her abusive husband, and his brother Zach and is forced by the ghosts to go to the basement to watch home films in Super 8 of families being slaughtered. Ex-Deputy So & So is investigating the crime spree of Bughuul and burning down the houses where the deceased families lived to protect other families. He travels to the farmhouse and finds Courtney and her sons living there. He tells that he is a private investigator and he protects her against a bluff of her ex-husband to keep the children with him. Then he begins a love affair with Courtney. Meanwhile Dylan tells to the ghosts that he will not see any video again but Zach, who is the real choice of the ghosts, replaces him. When their father succeeds in getting a court order to have the custody of the children, Courtney is ...

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Plot Keywords:

deputy | rural | farmhouse | private investigator | nightmare | 

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Taglines:

Beware, children at play

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, bloody and disturbing images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Henry Hall's song "Hush, Hush, Hush (Here Comes the Boogeyman)" was heavily used in most of Sinister 2's trailers, it has nothing to do with Sinister 2 and was never actually used in the film itself.

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Goofs

(at around 8 mins) During the supermarket scene where Courtney and the boys were running out the building, Courtney tosses the car keys to Dylan but when the camera switches to outside the building, it's Zach who has the car keys and is able to start the ignition for Courtney. Not Dylan, who was handed the keys. It wouldn't have been possible for Dylan to hand Zach the keys within that time.

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Quotes

Milo: [mockingly] Come out, come out, wherever you are.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, you can hear static immediately followed by a short tune of a child playing a piano. Similar to the piece heard on the Ham Radio during the movie.

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Connections

Featured in The Kill Count: Sinister 2 (2015) (2020)

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Soundtracks

Can We Go Round Again
Written by Patricia Ann Dickinson and Tracy Ann Dickinson
Courtesy of Opus 1 Music

User Reviews

What's the most dangerous? The dark force or the evil father.

The first film was good, I enjoyed it, but not scary. So a sequel was expected and it failed to live up to the standards of the original. I would say, it was a decent horror film, with more story and drama than the creepy atmosphere. One character retained from the previous and the core theme remained, but tried a different method of narration. Something like 'Goodnight Mommy' with two brothers and mystery events surrounding them.

It definitely lacks what a horror film required the most, and predictable too. But the story wise, it was decent, because the actors did a good job. So it is an average film. I expected a better ending and it did not conclude at its best leaving me disappointing. The way it ended might have been the suitable for the story, but I wasn't impressed. Again, another sequel is most certain, so I think this tale is not over yet and chances are very high that the story would follow with the same cast.

It was not a bad flick, but not a follow-up you would have wanted. If you're looking for a genuine horror film, then you should skip it. There's nothing brilliance to appreciate at any level. Overall, I too felt it should have been better in some places. So my advise is if you forget its genre and try to enjoy that you're watching some movie that you don't know its category then surely would have a decent time with it.

4/10

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sinister II

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,542,116, 23 August 2015

Gross USA:

$27,740,955

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$53,329,150

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entertainment One, Gramercy Pictures (I), IM Global

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1