Sinister 2 (2015)
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A former deputy must confront a malevolent deity's curse after encountering a family haunted by the ghosts of past victims.
The story
The film follows a former deputy who, now working as a private investigator, attempts to end a malevolent deity's curse after encountering a family that has fallen victim to it. Meanwhile, a young boy is tormented by the ghosts of victims who once lived in the house where he now resides with his twin brother and mother. The story weaves together the investigation of a series of murders connected to the entity known as Bughuul and the immediate struggle of a family trying to survive in a haunted farmhouse.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Dylan Collins, his twin brother Zach, and their mother Courtney are hiding in a farmhouse after fleeing Courtney's abusive husband, Clint. Dylan suffers from nightmares of families being murdered and is haunted by ghost children who force him to watch films of their deaths. An ex-Deputy, now a private investigator, investigates murders linked to Bughuul and encounters the Collins family. He warns them about the deity, which is summoned through ritual sacrifice involving a murdered family, missing children, and specific artwork. As the situation escalates, Zach becomes violent and eventually lures the family into a trap. The ghost children help Zach, but the investigator intervenes, destroying the camera and breaking Bughuul's spell. Bughuul appears and kills Zach, and the survivors flee as the house burns. Later, the investigator finds a ham radio in his motel room, where the ghost children begin speaking to him before Bughuul appears.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ciarán Foy
- Writers
- Scott Derrickson · writer; C. Robert Cargill · writer
- Cast and characters
- James Ransone · not specified; Shannyn Sossamon · not specified
- Genres
- supernatural horror
- Themes
- ritual sacrifice; haunting; domestic violence
- Tone and mood
- supernatural; horror
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; investigation; supernatural
- Franchise connections
- Sinister
- Content notes
- horror
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics, who criticized its jump scares, horror clichés and story, while Ransone's performance received some praise.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 14% · scale: percentage · review count: 91; Metacritic · score: 32 · scale: 100 · review count: 17; IGN · score: 1 · scale: 10
- Production trivia
- The film incorporates 16 mm film, vinyl records, and ham radio broadcasts into its storyline.; The murder films were shot during principal photography rather than separately from the main production.; A crossover between the Sinister and Insidious franchises was previously considered.
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