Sinister (2012)

Sinister is a supernatural horror that's essentially about a guy who had his 15 minutes of fame as a true crime novelist a couple decades back. He got word of a new unsolved murder mystery and jumped at the chance to turn it into his next cash cow. So he moves his entire family into the very house the murder happened. He doesn't tell them this of course, they find this out the hard way. It's the style of movie that makes you undefined It's similar to The Ring only because like Sinister it involves a cursed video that basically screws you the moment you watch it. There's a little bit of time for you to try to figure out what's going on and to try to stop it, but ultimately you're screwed. The Ring also centers around a young dead girl who does the killing. Sinister is similar, although explaining exactly how would offer up spoilers so I'll leave it at that.

Ellison, the true crime writer, stumbles onto an old box of antique video tapes in the attic of the murder house. As research for his new book, he starts watching through them. They're all basically snuff films starting with actual footage of the family who lived in the house before them being murdered. The rest showcase other families being murdered in various creative ways across decades. After absorbing the shock of this footage he starts to investigate the murders and finds a common link between them all, an ancient supernatural entity called Bughuul.

Sinister is perfect for jaded horror fans who have seen so many movies that it seems nothing can scare them anymore. I know this has been out for awhile now already but if the twist hasn't yet been spoiled for you, this movie might grab you as much as it did me.