If you're interested in the movie "Sinister" (2012), here's a brief overview for context: Directed by James Wan and written by Wan and Leigh Whannell, "Sinister" stars Ethan Hawke and Juliette Lewis. The film revolves around a true-crime writer, Ellison, who moves his family into a home where horrific murders took place. He hopes the gruesome events that occurred there will inspire his writing. However, he soon discovers a box of disturbing home movies that put his family in grave danger.