Scott Derrickson proved to be a fairly competent horror director with The Exorcism of Emily Rose back in 2005 and luckily doesn't disappoint with his return to the genre in the form of Sinister--the latest moderately-budgeted supernatural endeavor that proved to bring in some decent coin at the box office. A lot of hype had built up for the film prior to its release, so I went in with above average expectations and although I was letdown by the execution of its scares, I found the rest of the film to be rather refreshing, especially considering the latest movies within the genre have been far from creative.

The story follows a struggling true-crimes author named Ellison (Ethan Hawke) and his wife and kids, as they move into a new house that was previously home to another family before they were all hung to death at a tree in the yard. Of course the writer's wife and kids don't know this little detail, but Ellison hopes that being in the place where the horrendous crime took place will help him with the new book he's writing.