...a profound mess of a movie.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 25, 2022

Overall, this is D-level material, and the only genuine shock it delivers is that it didn’t debut on VOD or Netflix.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 29, 2022

Not scary enough to be called a horror film, it isn't funny enough, intentionally anyway, to be a comedy.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 3, 2021

Sinister 2 takes imagery and devices that you've seen before, and makes them feel even more worn down and cliché that they were already.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 4, 2020

One of the weaker sequels in the Blumhouse arsenal in terms of terror and suspense, Sinister 2 is nevertheless solid filmmaking with high production values, interesting script and character development

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2019

The movie does what it says. Sinister 2 is all about the feeling that something evil, menacing, and disturbing will happen; that's what it literally leaves you hoping for.

| Oct 9, 2019

Not nearly special, or even scary, enough to justify its existence, it neither furthers Bagul's back-story nor does anything new with the character.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Sep 26, 2019

A few chilling images and a terrific score by tomandandy can't make up for lackluster performances (mainly from a completely miscast lead), over-reliance on jump scares and an overall sense of ennui.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 5, 2019

Sinister 2 doesn't rise to the level of classic, but it is an effective continuation of the original, spooky enough to rank as a very decent horror outing.

| Original Score: B | Dec 14, 2018

Sinister II's crime is not so much the calculating presence of a haunt hipster looking to stunt the growth of bewildered housing inhabitants as it is following the pedestrian path of boofests with banal bangs of exhilaration.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 10, 2018

It had the potential to be as good as the first film, but the filmmakers made unfortunate choices that diluted the main story line and overexposed everything that was supposed to be scary.

| Original Score: 4.5/10 | Nov 2, 2018

Sinister 2 is a definite improvement on the first film, enriching the narrative with a heavier emphasis on mood and expanding the universe as a whole.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Oct 25, 2018

Sinister 2 is an awful movie.

| Jun 13, 2018

By the tortured end (for the viewer), we are left with the inquietude of another sequel coming. From the mouth of madness, we know this story won't end.

| Original Score: D | Aug 1, 2017

No one expects low-budget horror sequels to be the height of innovation. But it's still a shame, because it left a talented director without much to work with.

| Sep 21, 2016

If ever there was a perfect example of the misguided nature of the film sequel, Sinister 2 is it. You can commend a sequel for trying to build on and expand the original, but this film seems to have regressed.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 5, 2016

In a film where ghostly children attempt to force other kids to watch horror movies only to be repeatedly told "I don't' want to", this somehow manages to be a microcosm for Sinister 2. I don't want to watch any more either.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Mar 29, 2016

"Sinister 2" depends greatly on cheap scares.

| Original Score: D+ | Feb 7, 2016

A lackluster follow up to what was a fairly unimpressive horror entry.

| Jan 27, 2016

Whilst Sinister 2 at least manages to avoid being a mere re-tread, the final product comes off as decidedly flat.

| Jan 22, 2016