Sinister 2(2015)
2015 · Ciarán Foy · 97 min
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
Horror
5.92.4k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Sinister 2 scares
There's a constant low hum of dread punctuated by sudden jolts, especially during the grainy home-movie segments that reveal past killings in disturbing bursts. The threat here is supernatural, built around a sinister ghost-like figure and creepy children rather than a human killer, so the fear leans into the eerie and otherworldly rather than pure physical danger. It shows a bit more blood than your average haunted house movie, mostly through those found-footage style clips, but it doesn't dwell on gore for its own sake. This one is better for a fun scary-movie night than for something that will actually haunt you afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Sinister 2 rates psychological 3/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 75 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A steady drip of unease with recurring jolts that builds into a hard, chaotic final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5.
How scary is Sinister 2?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Sinister 2 rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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