Death comes a-calling, and it seems intent on seducing the twin sons (Robert Daniel Sloan and Dartanian Sloan) of a mother (Shannyn Sossamon) who has moved her family to a remote rural house with a connection to a dark past. The first Sinister installment, directed by creepmeister Scott Derrickson (now slated to helm Marvel’s Doctor Strange), teased the idea of a serial killer who used home movies to document his horrific assaults on families. This time out, Ciarán Foy, a horror-short specialist with one previous feature (Citadel), seeks to expand upon the notion that maybe we should let found footage remain lost. (Opens wide Friday) (R) Not screened in time for review
This article appears in Aug 19-25, 2015.