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DAY 27.1: Sinister
On Peacock

So okay guys, I will go ahead and just tell you all that I probably love Sinister more than most people do. Because I LOVE this movie.

Sinister is about a crime writer who moves his family into a house where the murder of a family takes place in order to see if he can write a new hit novel. When he moves in, he finds a super 8 projector and films that depict the murder of families.

Excuse me while I gush about Sinister for a bit. I think this movie is brilliant. Absolutely freaking brilliant. I don't know where to start with this movie, so I'll just pick something.

I love how utterly creepy the super 8 films are. The graininess of them combined with the realistic snuff-style murders of the families is just so bone-chilling. It all looks so authentic and real, especially when they show the happy families before their terrible murders. I think this is just such an amazing idea. This is what makes the movie stand out to me. Very few things have really made me feel so unnerved like those.

Just the way this movie is filmed in general is a masterpiece. Scott Derrickson is so good at what he does and this movie just comes across so damn real at all points and leaves you so unsure and uneasy all the time. They hit you with unrelated scares, creepy scares related to the films, and even the jump scares are so properly placed to keep your heart racing and make you never feel safe in scenes where you think you know what's up.

And I love the plot. I love the real life struggle of this man who is trying so hard to make a novel at the cost of moving his family into a murder house and the drama that comes out of that. But what's better is the mystery around these movies. It's so greatly paced and each piece brings you closer and closer, but you never quite get it until the very end. Watching this movie as a story about a desperate author first and spookiness second is just great storytelling. But when you add in a layered and deep mystery involved with grisly murders that leaves you guessing, you just can't help but feel so interested in how it ends.

Even seeing this movie as many times as I have, when I get to the last 10-15 minutes when everything starts to unravel and they hit you with all of the turns of the story to explain it all, and then leads you into such a satisfying conclusion that wraps every single thing up perfectly, god damn. It feels good. You never know what you're expecting and I still feel so unsettled, even now, watching the conclusion of this film.

I think the soundtrack is among the best horror soundtracks as well. This uses an industrial sound, mixed with projector-like sounds in a somber yet aggressive tone. It adds a bizarre wailing in some that sounds so inhuman. The sound usage in this movie is great too, just with that damn projector among other things. It's no wonder this movie is able to keep you on edge so much with this soundtrack.

To me, this movie is amazing. I know some people don't feel as strongly about it as I do, but I just love watching this movie and still catching tiny things each time I watch it, and finding something new to appreciate about it.

I will always recommend people watch Sinister. It does so many unique and well-thought out things with the plot that can grip you so hard. This may be my wildcard 10/10 score, but it's one I'll always stick by. I think it's just a brilliant film from every stage.

Rating: 10/10

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