Revisiting the SCARIEST Blumhouse Movie

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Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill's 2012 horror movie has a reputation for being one of the scariest movies of all time. There are a number of movies that this gets said about, but in this case... I think you could make a strong argument for it. Let's take a look.
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[@Yapscholar]

Personally I just wouldn't have died, rip to the family but I'm built different

[@RocklinGraves]

Yeah kinda a bitch move from them if I’m tbh

[@spinyslasher6586]

Oswald family had serious skill issue.

[@Dontgivemenodamnscoobysnacks]

😂😂😂 I would love to hear how you would have handled the situation bc I would have just noped the hell outta there just by the look of that house

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@Dontgivemenodamnscoobysnacks the sequel shows how to handle it.

[@Gardenroses12]

😂😂

[@Kink_Shaman]

I saw Sinister in theaters. That jump scare in the attic startled me so much I pulled a muscle in my leg, and I had a limp for a week. True story.

[@Heather_in_Kansas]

I was injured watching the OG Carrie as a kid, lol. When the hand came out of the grave, I took off like a shot up the stairs and grabbed the bannister so hard, I ripped a hole in the palm of my hand😂

[@HUNGRYFLOWER98]

I watched it in my bed on my phone for the 1st time. I ran across the room😭😭😭

[@davemccage7918]

I failed to see the sheriffs logic in saying that he helped a murderer get off. He wrote a book, he didn’t show up to court and present false testimony or evidence. Sounds like the cops just weren’t doing their job and wanted a scapegoat.

[@PolliitoAle]

I also saw it in theatres and legit three my popcorn 😢

[@chereborn2525]

Watch REC

[@cannon26ify]

If the movie was set in New Jersey, the monster could have been called The Gabaghoul.

[@iluzshon6]

As a New Jerseyan, I approve this message! 😂

[@LCFR1]

Gabaghoul = that's from Scranton, PA

[@matthewgabbard6415]

@@LCFR1 Elizabeth, New Jersey

[@caleighhraee]

@@matthewgabbard6415it’s a joke from The Office

[@thiweygulber3138]

Satanic black magic. Sick shit!

[@splattercastpod]

"Snakes don't have feet" is one of the greatest lines ever spoken in a horror film

[@RocklinGraves]

Truly genius

[@peterolbrisch8970]

But they do. Snakes get beat on by everything.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

​@@RocklinGravesSnakes get beat on all the time. A cobra doesn't want to fight a mongoose. I guess if you don't know anything about snakes it would sound scary, but it's just not true.

[@RocklinGraves]

I…. What?

[@anthonyt1t5]

​@@peterolbrisch8970 bro what are you talking about? Theyre talking about how snakes dont have any feet or legs. What are you smoking?

[@GaoShengGo]

Sinister really disturbed me. The thought of destroying a family in a very sick and horrific way… and destroying the innocence of children… that was truly evil.

[@lilscenechick1995]

The way the little girl used her dad’s hanging body for a swing reallyyyyy made me sick. I’m a horror film junkie, I love them, but damn did that one get under my skin.

[@escapedthepsych]

fr

[@La-PetitMort]

I can't imagine how parents must feel watching this. The thought of your child being turned against you like that 😢

[@consciencekiller]

I was pretty desensitised to horror when I first watched Sinister. I'll forever be grateful for its not-so-gentle reminder that horror can still be scary. Incredible movie.

[@mikejohnson9960]

Everything was perfect about it. And likewise, since Ring and a few other movies, I figured there was nothing that was going to intrigue and raise hair and be scary again. Sinister proved that it can still be done.

[@fromduskuntodawn]

I always find myself looking for something to bring that feeling back that Sinister was able to achieve. Scary as hell.

[@Mr.NorthSacra916Xfour]

Hereditary was great, no jumpscares just pure creepiness, that’s what I like compared to cheap jumpscares.

[@themerovingian7154]

​@@Mr.NorthSacra916Xfour Ive watched nearly 60 famous horror titles and imo Hereditary is GOAT in horror, and Ari Aster doesnt even lable it as horror lol

[@ziggysteve]

Facts

[@BoogeyManBen]

I love Sinister. Absolutely terrifying film. I feel like it has been forgotten since the sequel was so badly received. Thank you for doing this. I agree that it is scarier than the insidious and conjuring films.

[@PeopleRTheProblem]

This movie wasn’t at all scary. Even my wife has seen it and she hates horror movies

[@BoogeyManBen]

@@PeopleRTheProblem that’s yours and your wife’s opinion. I have mine. I respect yours, please respect mine

[@PeopleRTheProblem]

@@BoogeyManBen who disrespected you opinion?

[@TheJez86]

Pfft. This movie is great and @BoogeyManBen - you’re spot on. Please forget about this others persons….. opinion. Correct, we all have our own and let’s respect it, but I choose to acknowledge yours. Jump scares are cheap, these scares are great and ever lasting.

[@PeopleRTheProblem]

@@TheJez86 this movie is not scary. And it has jump scares. It actually ends with a jump scare. The scariest scene was the boy having night terrors….and that didn’t have anything to do with bagul or whatever this thing was called.

[@Supported-Characters]

I like it when he’s analyzing the film from the opening scene and he notices Bagul standing in the woods behind the family, then looks out the window and sees Bagul in the exact same spot in the backyard! Scared the sh!+ out of me!

[@dkres82]

Yeah that scene was great and so well paced and tense.

[@castortroy6588]

This film scared the shit out of me . The lawnmower scene nearly gave me a heart attack and the music is creepy as hell .

[@MilesToGoGo]

Same. I will never forget that scene for as long as I live. All the deaths were freaky and scary but that one takes the cake 😩

[@castortroy6588]

@@MilesToGoGo for sure !

[@vishalarya1186]

Where are you from miss??​@@castortroy6588

[@mzarectah]

Audio in Sinister is on a whole other level. I saw it in the cinema, and the sound made my skin crawl.

[@Kayjee17]

The songs/soundscapes/whatever the hell you call them were so creepy that they ramped the scare factor of Sinister from a 6 to a 9 for me.

[@darktower0603]

Movie was super creepy. Watched it with my kids who were teenagers at the time and we were freaked out. The collective gasps as we all shit ourselves at the lawnmower scene lol.

[@Yeawedodat]

Yeah it’s funny how you know what’s going to happen but it still scares you

[@drown_n]

@@Yeawedodatshit if the threat is scary enough, KNOWING what’s gonna happen could very well be worse! 😮😮

[@basedjiren3889]

Yea that lawnmower scene freaked me tf out

[@brynniefresh9746]

i shit myself at the lawnmower scene being played in this video

[@ronny2shoes]

My family watched this together in theaters too. I still cherish memories like that & I’m only 26 haha. My dad always makes references to the Bagul 👹 lmao 🤣 We love this movie.

[@ang_pie]

I like being scared during movies, but have to be in a certain mood to watch horror. This movie scared me so deeply that my Apple Watch EKG function told me to seek medical attention because my heart rate was so high.

[@Ishbikes]

Soon, you won’t have a choice…

[@lexicrunglebiscuits]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Sinister has the scariest most bone chilling score/soundtrack I’ve ever heard. You hear the music in this film and besides feeling like something is watching you, you think “holy shit, whoever made this is absolutely twisted.” It still brings tears of dread to my eyes when im brave enough to listen to it

[@whoschach]

Hello I googled tears of dread couldn’t find an explanation please elaborate

[@Andy-Bodhi]

​@@whoschachtry duck duck go Ya condescending prick

[@vodajcek]

What stood out to me was recognizing the Boards of Canada tracks and a few others, and realizing that they hadn’t sounded evil when listened to outside the context of those filmstrips. Odd and left field, yes, but not like actively being cursed. That, to me, is super genius music editing.

[@kelliecampbell2315]

Agreed! There is nothing else like it!

[@CecilyP-c7m]

I most certainly disagree. It is the most irritating, ear raping, grating, bug like mess of cheap noises I have ever heard. Also, the art of true horror is dead and dormant. Nobody has ever been able to successfully potray psychological fear through film. EVER. None of you have ever experienced it, and unfortunately, even as our modern day society continues to develop in many areas, the movie industry will probably never make it. If you were to ever come across a film that is able to pull it off . It should leave you in therapy for the rest of your life…..

[@coainc]

the computer monitor scene is one of the most effective, well placed, layered and subtle scares i’ve ever seen a movie pull off. up until this point in the movie it’s really been a psychological thriller with a murder mystery in the middle of it. nothing strictly supernatural has happened, the movie has in fact been quite grounded and you’re swept up in this investigation of these mysterious murders and the fact that maybe this main character is losing it and imagining a supernatural element where there is none. and then, in the background of a scene, an image of bughuul on the computer monitor moves. it turns it’s head to look past the main character and at the camera, at you, and then turns back into position. the main character doesn’t even notice this. but it comes so abrubtly, breaking the reality of the movie’s realism completely. and then, in the very next scene, bughuul is established to be an entity that can materialize into existence via images of himself. and you’re sitting here, watching this movie full of footage of him from the comfort of your own home, and now the safety of the fourth wall has been ripped completely apart. you can’t put that layer of separation in your head there anymore, because you are also in possession of images of bughuul, they’re on your screen right now. and just a moment ago, without it affecting the world of the movie in the slightest, an image of him turned to the camera. to look at not the main character, but you. it is absolutely chilling.

[@whoschach]

I see what you mean maybe thats why it’s the scariest movie I have ever seen only conjuring comes close with the witch

[@whoschach]

Also if you search up the names of the previous children who fell victim it says bbq boy, pool party boy and lawngirl man that just creeps me out so much

[@Zestie331]

Absolutely stunning

[@troin3925]

With what you described, there's so many opportunities for scares if they went all out with the 4th wall element. Like the ending of In The Mouth of Madness.

[@StrayTato]

​@@whoschachHereditary is the scariest movie I've ever seen imo

[@Sollysink]

I have so many big feelings about Sinister. It was the last movie to truly scare me. I was so frightened by Bughuul. The sound design was horrific. The tape that got me was Pool Party; the way their legs kick as they sink makes my heart sink. The only thing the sequel had to offer was the snow tape and the church tape. Otherwise, I hated it. I was actually telling someone how Sinister is one of my favorite horror films, and the person asked me "What do you think about the sequel?" And I was so excited, I was just like "It's getting a sequel??" Sinister 2 was SO bad I actually forgot it already existed.

[@RocklinGraves]

The snow tape is the main thing that stuck with me about the second movie

[@muggleintheupsidedown]

Same, it’s honestly one of the only movies to ever actually scare me! So good.

[@Sunnysideview69]

Have you seen talk to me? It didn’t “scare” me per se, but it’s the first horror movie in a long time that got a real reaction outta me

[@Sollysink]

@@Sunnysideview69I was honestly too caught up in the "THIS IS A DRUG METAPHOR" thing, and trying to figure out which drug would do those things, to get much out of the horror aspects. It's a good film tho, definitely one of the better current ones!

[@Heather_in_Kansas]

Same.. big feelings but very different from everyone else's. I loved the final jump scares bc I could SEE them, lol. I couldn't stand Dep. So & so. I LOVED Vincent D'Onofrio in this film and Fred Dalton Thompson. It was such a "Law & Order" movie that the supernatural twist was quite clever. I hated how dark everything was & have never understood the famous lawnmower scene🤷‍♀️

[@wkatc007]

I can’t believe that this film was over 10 years ago. Definitely one of the best and solid explanation. My only small gripe is the amount of ads during the video.

[@HauteJAYSMR]

When I first heard the music is Sinister, that stuck out to me the MOST. It heightened the tension with the drums, when the humming comes in, it makes the anxiety stagnant, and only raise when the drums keep going. I’m not sure how to truly explain it, but it definitely stuck with me.

[@erikac8612]

One day, I was driving with my boyfriend, and this song started playing. My heart started racing and said, "You know this song is in Sinister?". He had never seen the movie but knew the song and was enjoying it. He hates horror movies, but now is content watching them with me. Sinister was a great movie, and it really creeped me out.

[@richborn6700]

I was smoking weed at a friends apartment in early 2013 and he had this on DVD from RedBox. I watched like 3/4 of it before walking home because it was like 2am. I was 19 but walking through the neighborhoods in the dead of night minutes after watching this flick had me looking all around considering most of the horror in the film took place in standard American suburbs. I usually put earbuds in and listen to a podcast but this time all I listened to were my footsteps as I rushed home lol

[@polds777]

Just smoked and caught it on cable alone in my childhood house. It’s 4:14am and I’m terrified.

[@enerioffutt1881]

I noticed when I watched the first Sinister and then the second, that Deputy So And So is never given a name, even in the credits. He's just Deputy So And So. And apparently when the kids were sitting around between takes ( the ones in the murder tapes), they were comparing the deaths they put their families through and ranking them. This definately one of those movies you watch and then, awhile later you watch it again and think, "Yep, just as scary the second time."

[@inspector_bluey1283]

It’s Ziggy!

[@Shadowfex]

My favorite part about Sinister was that it did a good job using all aspects of horror, with really good pacing. Good suspense almost always leading to great payoffs, only a few bad jumpscares which were very well placed, and it just felt like the movie overall was just spaced perfectly. Good casting as well. Just an all-around really solid movie.

[@chasehedges6775]

Very solid indeed. 300/10

[@sean_michael_kenny]

Saw this randomly in the cinema with mates, while living in Japan. The cycle home was terrifying, through badly lit streets and rice fields. About 6 months later, I was helping one of those friends move out of his house. One of the boxes he was packing had "Home Videos" written on it, and I was like "huh, like that movie we saw". He burst out laughing: "Oh shit yeah! We had plans to break into your house and leave that box in there full of a load of VHSs." Never been more thankful that they were too lazy to do it. You nailed it with the sound, and music. The "Home Movies" of the car, and lawn mower, were unbelievably well done.

[@RocklinGraves]

That’s a good friend lmao

[@TheGodKingOfMusic]

Similar to me, I also saw this with a friend and we had to bike home and honestly, I was a little nervous. A movie rarely has this effect but this one hits different even today

[@lulupomegranate]

Bruh the way I'd end the friendship if someone did that to me lmfao I cannot imagine how scary that would be

[@jakeporter5527]

I was on a rescue team a couple years after this came out, and made the terrible decision of watching this the day before I had to do a two day alone training where I had to camp in the wilderness without a tent and this movie freaked me out so bad I didn’t sleep for a second and was on my toes seeing things in the forest I was so deluded I’ve never been more scared in my life I feel

[@ExActa]

Yeah that's one of those moves where you really start to question your own decision making :D

[@reggiesalas4285]

Sinister is definitely an overlooked gem. Very good analysis of this movie. And man, until your video I never noticed that in the home movies you can see the drug glowing in glasses, that's brilliant! And that they played the music on set during filming those scenes, that's one hell of a mood setter, don't need to do much acting with that. Good stuff my dude.

[@RocklinGraves]

Thanks for watching! It’s a movie that definitely deserves more love

[@amigos2841]

Didn't realised it was overlook most horror fans I know praise it and will say I put it above insidious and the conjuring which personally I though was overrated

[@rinslittlesheepling1652]

Sinister is definetly not overlooked. It's extremely popular, and in a good way.

[@joiedevivre2005]

"Sinister" truly has the most disturbing opening scene of any movie, including "Ghost Ship" which is epic. I agree about the unnecessary jump scare at the end - ruined the ending of a near perfect horror movie. I think a better ending would've just been the camera centering on the box of film while the sounds of a new family moving into the house are heard outside.

[@GullibleGallbladder]

I love when reviews can explain exactly why i love certain movies so much - i‘ve always said sinister was one of the best horror movies i‘ve ever seen, but i was only ever able to point to the extremely eerie sound design and couldn‘t really explain any further why i find it so good - you put it into words perfectly. Thank you and great job! Very entertaining video! 👏🏻

[@RocklinGraves]

That’s so kind of you. Thanks for the support!

[@_letstartariot]

That pool scene scared the absolute ffff outta me when I first saw the movie. I’m a horror movie veteran, I’m not easy to scare. But it was unexpected. Btw, Hawke was in a horror movie in 2009 called Daybreakers, Willem Dafoe also in it. Not brilliant, but very different & unique movie.

[@hg97111]

The choice of “Gyroscope” by Boards of Canada for the scene of Ellison realizing he’s gotta leave the house is just perfect. I’m a huge BOC fan so hearing one of my favorite tracks by them in a horror movie is awesome. Sinister is definitely up there for best horror soundscapes, another one of my favorites is It Follows for its sound choices. Great video man, I love your style of presentation. Wishing you much success!

[@RocklinGraves]

Thank you! Really appreciate it

[@NoahLoeliger-yv1cr]

For a second there when it said "I love your style of presentation", I read it as penetration lol.

[@litliterature2341]

The soundtrack is one of the freakiest tracks ever. The drumming representing the thumping of the tape after it’s already been watched to completion was a stroke of genius! I wanted to become a horror novelist when I saw this movie as a little girl

[@amitas8936]

For some reason I've been thinking Sinister a lot lately. That lawnmower jumpscare still freaks me out! Great video and appreciate the exploration of the brilliant sound design of this film.

[@DarknessPrevails]

This movie had the absolute BEST soundtrack - Ulver's contributions are some of the most haunting and profound compositions I've ever heard.

[@rachelfern4934]

Duuuuude the way my body immediately goes into fight or flight mode EVERY time I hear the Boards of Canada song used in this movie is INTENSE. I've never been able to listen to the whole thing, and then this movie made it SO much worse 😅

[@RocklinGraves]

It’s so effective

[@Artbyhurricanyounot]

That’s EXACTLY how I feel about that song! Same with the song “gassed” from Midsommar. 🥲

[@mandie492]

I feel that way about "Don't Fear the Reaper" from the original The Stand

[@dissolutezza1142]

This video was made for me. Back in my university days, one of my friends and I would go to the movie theatre on Wednesdays because we would get buy-one-get-one-free tickets at our local theatre on that day, with student tickets costing £5 - so at a split cost of £2.50 per person, we used to watch a bunch of random movies. She asked me to come see Sinister with her and being so cheap, I said yeah. Didn’t know anything about the film at all having never seen a trailer. The opening scene where the family is hanging from the tree had me looking at her asking what the hell we were watching. What followed was two hours of sheer anxiety. I was on the edge of my seat anxiously throughout the entire film. And I wasn’t the only one. When we left the theatre, the guys behind us were talking and one of them said that he was super, super anxious throughout the entire film. This film is anxiety embodied. It’s terrifying. My favourite horror film to date. Not a bunch of jump scares, but the scenes last just a couple seconds too long, and that makes it anxiety-inducing. Plus, the music is incredible. Just a stellar horror film.

[@cnewton1185]

So, yeah....Sinister came on a movie channel I was watching late one night...all nonchalant. I noped out when the kid did the back-bend out of the box. lol Had to wait until the sun came up to continue. Great video, sir!

[@RocklinGraves]

Haha can definitely relate!

[@polds777]

Just caught it on HBO channel for the first time… WHOA it’s 4am and what am I supposed to do just sleep?

[@pipticken]

Sinister is the first big, popular horror movie that actually scared me. I felt a genuine sense of horror instead of just waiting for the next obvious jumpscare. And I'm so happy to hear someone talk about the soundscape, it was phenomenal! I hated that they cheapened it with that unneeded jumpscare ending.

[@Mirrpz]

Sinister was such a breath of fresh air when it was released for the horror genre, with the start of the paranormal activity films a few years prior, it’s like everyone only wanted to do found footage style horror. Sinister is such a genuinely scary movie it really stuck out, especially at the time.

[@RocklinGraves]

Totally agree. This was insane when it came out

[@tth1995]

Yesss that era of paranormal activity films became insanely annoying

[@paigew1311]

I appreciate that you made it a point to say that Sinister gets lumped in with those other horror movies at that time. I remember having multiple conversations where I had to defend Sinister not just because it was a good horror movie, which is absolutely is, but it was a solid movie in general. The horror movies I remember are like this or It Follows that just have a lingering and building sense of dread. Like regardless of what's happening on screen, it just always feels like a nightmare.

[@yellowycolor1248]

That’s such a good way to describe the atmosphere of those kinds of horror movies-continuous dread, and every moment regardless of what’s happened feels nightmarish. Other movies I think did this well were Hereditary and Talk to Me

[@terryflynn6927]

Old person here. You keep referring to tapes. These are super 8 film reels, not videotapes. Otherwise though spot on. And I agree, the Wan-iverse is not nearly as scary and disturbing as this movie. And you were dead on about the music. It was major part of this movie's impact.

[@RocklinGraves]

Thanks for the correction! Didn’t even notice I was doing that honestly I did actually know that lmao. Thanks watching!

[@terryflynn6927]

@@RocklinGraves No problem. I chalk it off as a generational thing.

[@FernandoKingstun]

@@terryflynn6927 hey if I may say five days later and I’m just hoping that you’re OK and that everything’s OK

[@terryflynn6927]

@@FernandoKingstun I hope it's ok to answer this. I'm not sure if this is for me or not. I don't remember my name.

[@scottishdude9682]

It still considered tape grandpa.

[@fm53305]

“Sinister” reminds me of the movie “Cut” it creates and nurtures that uneasy feeling you get from true horror.

[@coIakat]

Sinister will be my forever all-time favourite horror movie. I absolutely love the atmosphere they created with it, using lighting, sound, and suspense, it’s brilliant, and no other horror movie has touched my heart the way Sinister does. It’s overall a very well done film, and I’ll forever love it. Also, your analysis is just fantastic, man! Keep up the amazing work! You just earned yourself a new subscriber ❤

[@RocklinGraves]

Thanks for the support!

[@orpheus9037]

I just started looking through some of your video postings - you're an impressive video raconteur. You clearly know how to speak to the audience, your diction is clear, your language grammatical, your overall delivery professional. I truly feel as though I'm listening to someone who knows what he's talking about. Most important, you build a narrative that sustains interest throughout the length of the video. That is rare.

[@BaddestDragon]

I also watched this movie in theaters. The scene with the boy in the hallway coming out of the box scared me so much that I was trying to climb up and away from the screen. It's hard to explain the terror I felt. I couldn't comprehend what I was looking at, so my body took over and said retreat. I stood/slid up my seat, staring at the screen, and tried to push myself over the back of it. I have never had this sort of reaction in my life towards anything else.

[@justjbeats4241]

I think Scott Derrickson is the king of old grainy flashbacks. He’s done it from snuff films to a movie pushed entirely behind that setting. It’s so damn raw. His vision is like the most stripped down version of a vibrant visceral raw movie.

[@emilycriistal]

as a true crime junkie, ive seen a lot of stuff relating to crimes and crime scenes. sinister was the closest i have ever seen to real crime footage, it genuinely creeped me out and gave me chills. sinister is such a great movie.

[@spencerhulcy727]

If you like true crime and found footage style films look up a movie called "Poughkeepsie Tapes".

[@justamurse5646]

I’m glad I discovered your channel bro! I like that you don’t just summarize the movie but discuss it in quality and story telling terms

[@RocklinGraves]

Thank you!

[@JaskoYouTube]

I watched this in theaters when it first came out and I actually left early how scared I was. No other movie has ever done that to me… Great video man!

[@arthurrimbaud7287]

The terrible third act didn't ruin it for you??

[@blindsqurill]

0:05 for a second I thought blumhouse done went and made a movie about haunted maple syrup…

[@RocklinGraves]

Give it a few years…. it’ll happen

[@viktorjonsson7983]

God damn... what a great review on one of my favorite horror movies ever! Bughuul is probably the scariest horror movie entity I've ever seen. The scene where Ellison has a picture of it open on his laptop and it suddenly moves to look at him never fails to scare the living shit out of me.

[@RocklinGraves]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

[@BlackBirdSinging47]

Thank you for pointing out the greatness in the score/soundscape! I’ve had to hunt all over the place to find all the music used in Sinister, and I finally have the creepiest playlist ever! I walk my dog in a forest behind my house, and sometimes I play a game with myself to see how far I can get in “Silence Teaches You How To Sing” before spooking myself too badly! This movie is truly one of the greats- writing, acting, scares- it just all comes together. Great review- just found your channel, and I’m really enjoying your content!

[@PJ-san]

I grew up watching horror movies since I was a little kid, so not much has ever truly scared me. I can probably think on one hand movies that ever scared me THAT much or gave me nightmares. Sinister is one of them. It's a fantastically done film, with the atmosphere being TOP NOTCH. Great review! You got yourself a new subscriber with it.

[@RocklinGraves]

Thanks so much!

[@Verbal_Kent]

I was traumatized as a child at age 12. Since then nothing has been able to scare me.. Except this movie.. I saw this at the theater.. I'm 39 now, and to this day I still get chills. I think this movie is about addiction. Though it doesn't scare me as much now... I can't help but to see myself fighting struggles in Ethan's character... But the everything is great. Music.. Scary man .. Suspense.. It's 10/10 Best horror movie of my time .. Maybe not the most influential or greatest of all time .. But it has most definitely made it's mark. Many will talk if it years to come.

[@chasehedges6775]

It's one of the best horror films ever made. And one of the best I've ever seen. Absolutely fantastic.!

[@jacob9538]

This is one of my favorite horror movies. The lawnmower part scared the shit out of me the first time I saw it. I just wish the movie didn't have to end on that dumb jump scare (in the attic where Mr. Boogie's face springs into frame, just like what already happened before in the movie). The part with the ghost kids prancing around was dumb too. But other than that it was pretty creepy. *Edit: And omg, the soundtrack/creepy noise music was done really well. Ex: That "BWEH-OHHH" sound/music, if you know what I'm talking about. *Edit again: You ended up mentioning everything in my comment, I should've watched first before commenting lol.

[@aurelie8220]

Hahaha, I get the ghost children are dumb, but after the movie, I couldn’t walk through my home at night without looking behind me for ghost children for OVER A YEAR because the movie was so intense😂😭 …So I guess it worked on me… The ghost children got me after☠️

[@BigTInTheMorning]

This is legit one of the scariest / most well done horror movie I’ve ever seen.

[@ceranademe]

I just found this channel and I just wanted to say this review was fantastic! This is one of the best horror movies ever and I completely agree that it’s because of the soundtrack. Those grinding noises and repetitive beating sounds make you so uncomfortable and it builds tension so well. It’s like if you combined the “music” in There Will Be Blood and some of the soundscapes in The Shining and you recorded it on a wax phonograph cylinder. It digs into your bones and makes you strain your jaw with anticipation. I miss when horror movies could do that. I just subscribed. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@RocklinGraves]

Thank you so much!

[@FactorioGenius]

I remember laying down to go to sleep on school nights and being terrified that this trailer would play on the TV

[@JoeNotReal]

The lawnmower scene always stuck with me but so did the cheap jump-scares sadly they brought me out of the movie a little but overall I really like it great video man! Keep up the good work!

[@3amDayDreamer]

That scene where Ellison and Tracy are arguing is one of the best acting scenes I’ve seen in a horror movie.

[@chasehedges6775]

Sooooo true.

[@Jay-gs7sp]

Years later and Sinister is still one of the best horrors I've watched. I've watched many more but this one, THIS ONE will never be forgotten.

[@PrgressiveHouse]

The jumpscare with the lawnmower was probably the most shocking one I ever saw in a movie

[@karam.rodriguez4908]

I’ve seen MANY horror films, a lot of them multiple times. I watched this movie once over 10 years ago and it still makes my heart race when I wake up in the middle of the night. Kudos to the filmmakers, but man it messed me up.

[@compencemusic]

The first time I watched this movie I was horrified and enamored, but at one point when I was moving houses and didn't have internet, I watched this movie every night to go to sleep because it was the only DVD I had and I needed background noise. I got this bad boy in my subconscious

[@Pkelly730]

I always said that the music in this movie is what I'd expect to hear in Hell.

[@golge-ejder]

Same here! I still believe they recorded those songs in hell somehow and got back here when they were done

[@JordanPrinceComedy]

Rocklin, I appreciate your investment, your passion, and your effort in all your videos. I truly hope you get millions of subs dude, you deserve it. - one film nerd to another

[@kaikai9849]

I watched this at 9yo and I was convinced that i was going to be possessed too after i watched it. I loved horror plots but hate jumpscares so this terrified me for weeks. I didn't know it was blumhouse till this video

[@shanneageviaz9488]

I remember seeing the sinister trailer on one of our tv channels. I swear, that trailer literally traumatized me as a kid. The music, the ambiance and the eerie feeling that I got from seeing that trailer changed my brain chemistry as a kid. I am now a teenager and I have muster up the courage to watch the film in its entirety. Sad to say that it reignited my childhood trauma of watching that film for the first time. It's not as horrifying as I remembered but it is still embedded in my mind as one of the scariest movies that I have ever seen.

[@koryngalen6228]

Sinister was the first horror movie I ever watched, gave me nightmares for weeks 😭 One of my favorites though

[@nomadichippie1930]

This movie always stood out in my memory as one of the last horror movies I seen that genuinely scared me

[@chadmedeiros264]

Easily one of my very favorite modern horror movies. I am a 70s guy at heart as many movies felt like documentaries and very visceral. Sinister really created the feeling of impending dread. The first time I saw it was in the theater during the initial release. I went to a matinee and I was the only one in the movie. It was right after a snowstorm and there was a leak in the ceiling that was dripping into a bucket. It was so unsettling to hear that during the quiet moments, Those Super 8 films absolutely floored me. I remember loving the music behind the movies just being so affecting. Even the mood of the songs changes from those films to happier-sounding times for the family only to change during the murders. I thought the acting was superb, especially the interactions between Ethan and Juliet. It felt so real and their facial reactions genuinely showed their emotions. My heart was beating so hard when Ethan was burning the films and he tells Juliet to pack their things and that they were leaving. Layer it with Gyroscope from Boards of Canada and you have an amazingly emotive moment. Reintroducing Gyroscope during the end credits got to me as I walked out of the theater alone in my thoughts. Putting aside a couple of things I didn't like (mostly at the end) it is a near-perfect horror movie for me. I will continue to watch this one regularly. Great review!!!

[@Duuhvis]

Sinister is legit scary. Saw it in theaters thinking it was going to be “meh” and left shocked at how disturbed it made me

[@JuneandKite]

When I was younger I was terrified of any sort of horror movies, I have nightmares even from watching anything remotely related to horror. Then when I entered high school I started watching a lot of horror movies like Insidious and my horror tolerance became really high that I can watch horror movies by myself at midnight. That was until Sinister came out, this movie really sends me back to who I once was, really be sleeping with lights on lmao.

[@joetindle5884]

after I watched this for the first time there was just something about it that wormed its way deep in my psyche. I watched it repeatedly. It's so haunting. I especially liked how they used wide camera angles and just let the actors do their thing.

[@_victaris_8581]

I remember my friend telling me that her dad (who loved going to movies, even if he didn’t know what they were about) walked out of the theater after seeing the family being hanged in the opening.

[@duanein3d]

The scare of him moving on the paused video is maybe my favorite film scare ever.

[@hermunkulus]

As a massive horror fan who has become more or less desensitized or doesn't get scared, those tapes still get to me. This is one of those movies that helped jumpstart the resurgence of horror imo (along with Cabin In The Woods) after it being in limbo in the 2000s.

[@RocklinGraves]

Agreed

[@rachelconsoli8428]

The incredibly creative ways the super 8 films depicted deaths, even more with the reflections in Ellison’s glasses, and music utilized in sinister are genuinely genius. I was so unsettled that I was immediately engrossed, it’s so well done. I do think Baghoul gets a bit silly by the end, but I kind of love that too. And of course I love Deputh So and So, much needed levity while also actually being helpful. Genuinely love Sinister 💕

[@missbea5100]

I have been watching horror films since I was five years old. Sinister is definitely top three horror movies, I would also put insidious up. The visuals with sound was well executed.

[@anabraj9855]

1:29 I remember watching the trailer to Sinister at 12 years old, then the trailer to Sinister 2 right after. The trailer to the first one scared me SO much especially when Ellison sees Bughuul in his back yard. The trailer to the second movie scared me WAY MORE. I remember when Deputy so & so was investigating in the church and Bughuul jumped out, I damn near got a heart attack! I literally felt like my heart was beating at 200 bpm! It scared me so much, I couldn't remember anything that happened in the trailer after that. I would say watching the Sinister trailers are also some of my most memorable viewing experiences. I could so relate to you!

[@Vishanti]

i LOVE this movie. You're absolutely right about the sound in this one. It got me into Sunn O))) in fact! (Pronounced as "sun" just ☀but it's based on the brand of speakers) My vote for funniest line was Ellison insisting he didn't lie to his wife when she asked if they moved to a house down the street, "NO! IT HAPPENED IN THE BACK YARD!"

[@TimJohniLL88]

Subbed. Great cadence and style. I appreciate your effort and effort on this video alone. Ty sir

[@smashleymcbashley6250]

The pool tape freaked me out so bad .. drowning in that way .. man...

[@MsTrollzor]

I watched sinister with my mum and we were super unsettled at the start cause the family being hung is later found to be the "Stephensons" our sir name and the mum shared the same name as my mum and she was like nope I don't want to watch this movie anymore

[@_salzberri]

I’m totally gonna rewatch this tonight when I get home from work

[@Bossbabyy99]

Just found your channel, absolutely loving the content. I dunno why but the tape where the dog is barking on the bed makes me the most uneasy.

[@friendlynightmares]

Once they had the weird ghost kids running around, all suspense and fear I had before just faded away, and I just felt disappointed because I was feeling on edge the entire movie up until that point

[@BestCupid]

For me Sinister did such a great job was do to its sound and music during the film reels scenes. Was soo damn good

[@youngjefe6958]

This movie truly terrified me when I first watched it and I couldn’t get over the intense anxiety I felt in my own home for a long time after seeing this movie! I remember having a very vivid nightmare where I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and started walking down my dark hallway. At the end of the hallway Bagul was just standing there cracking his neck staring at me in the dark. I woke up from that dream and felt so much dread and to make it worse we were just about to have our first child so the fact that I was having a child soon just added to the fear of Bagul. I haven’t watched this movie in years but it still freaks me out just thinking about it. Fantastic movie but not one I like to watch often lol

[@Nimble.ninja910]

True terror is being safe inside your home but KNOWING something isn’t right and something bad is gonna happen. They captured the essence of that sentiment ten fold with this movie, i consider myself to be a horror cinefile but nothing prepared me for sinister 😂😂😂😂, i was around 12-13 when it finally came to redbox, my mom rented that along with vhs 2, we watched both and boy i could not sleep for the rest of the week. It didn’t help that our duplex layout was similar to the sinister house.

[@Ashley_Marie23]

I've never been more afraid of a movie before or since we've watched Sinister. I've always loved horror movies, my Mom loves horror and introduced me to Halloween 🎃 very young and she bought me Nightmare before Christmas when it came out and I was 3 😅 I've always appreciated that! New subscriber, amazing video and fantastic quality!!

[@Meow-Meow501]

This movie gave me such extreme anxiety. Dread is the word.

[@luciagonzalo6762]

I saw this when I was 17 and I had nightmares for years. I love horror movies and I'd rather play with every object in the warren museum than watch this film ever again

[@tychambers3956]

I am going to rewatch this movie after so many years because of you. Dude - seriously keep up the good work. Your thumbnail got my attention, production value and commentary are A++. I subbed immediately. Keep doing what you did with this video and you'll get 1 million+ subs easily over time. New fan now, noti bell on, and gonna peep the backlog of videos now 😎

[@RocklinGraves]

Oh man thank you very much that means a lot. Really appreciate it

[@AlfoMedia]

absolutely loved this! great work

[@mastrxl]

This is the one. The horror that got me genuinely unsettled after the credits rolled. The whole thing just works on your nerves. Puts you in a chokehold an doesn't let down once.

[@AllowedKarma660]

Sinister was such a pivotal horror movie for me. One of the few horror movies that actually left an impression on me instead of scaring me only when I watched it. Plus it put me onto Boards of Canada which is now one of my favorite groups of all time!

[@image6937]

just found your channel but damn the quality is actually great for you only having 3k subs, keep it up bro

[@RocklinGraves]

Thanks! Really appreciate it

[@Kat0263]

I have a hard time finding horror movies that actually scare me. I saw this movie a few years ago for the first time with a friend. I had heard of the movie before but didn't know much about it, we were just in the mood for horror and it was the only one playing. We ended up being the only two people in the theater and it was genuinely one of the only movies that have kept me up at night and was such an immersive experience. I always recommend Sinister to people who are looking for something more intense.

[@AirQuotes]

Probably shouldn't be watching this when I'm getting ready to move

[@TheoEclipse]

I saw Sinister so long ago and don't remember much about it at all, but the lawn mower scene is one that sticks with me ever since as being so deeply disturbing despite there being no gore or anything shown. It relies entirely on your own imagination to paint the picture of what happened

[@electrifyny]

This movie doesn’t get enough praise. It was actually rated the scariest movie of all time by scientists measuring people’s heart rates when watching

[@danjonmills]

You know these 'scientific studies' are bollocks, right? What was the study group, what size, age, demographic? How many films did they test? What were the conditions, was it all done in one day? Did they allow COFFEE breaks in between movies? There is no way this 'scientific study' would have a particularly scientific/accurate conclusion. It's a damn good horror, I like it, but no way it's scarier than The Shining, The Exorcist, Blair Witch Project, Halloween and other all time greats.

[@luhdle]

This movie literally made me think I would have a heart attack. I'm a horror fan since childhood, but at some point in sinister I had to pause it and take a break because the continuous jumpscares started making my chest HURT. Big jumpscare after big jumpscare, before I could even recover from the last one, even the cheap ones got me, I thought I was about to die kjsdhfks

[@colleenchristi8245]

Hey just popping into the comments to say great horror content channel! Algorithm recommended you and now I am working my way through your vids. Agree that this movie is a) terrifying and b) the sound production was key to making it so scary! Great job and hope you keep creating new content!

[@RocklinGraves]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate it

[@LightingInvoker]

I saw this in the theatre with my friends and can confirm, seeing the tapes was absolutely terrifying! I remember the theatre being really cold from the air conditioning, so we were already tense from that. Even seeing the clip here of the lawnmower, that image still stands out in my mind. Holy crap our bodies were aching by the end of it, lmao. I own it on DVD for my scary movie collection, but it's never been unwrapped xD