Sinister 2 (2015)

“The Baguul Cut: The Curse of the Artsy Child Snuff Film Returns (and Flops Hard)”


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🎬 Let’s Start by Showing Y’all the Trailers, Shall We?

BTW yeah this is the only good part of this film, the trailer.

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🧃 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview

In Sinister 2, we follow a new family—mom Courtney and her two twin sons—on the run from their abusive ex. They take refuge in an abandoned church property that (surprise!) just so happens to be one of Baguul’s cursed homes. The ex-deputy from the first movie (now simply referred to as “Ex-Deputy So & So,” because naming people is overrated apparently) is back, trying to burn down murder houses to stop Baguul’s curse. Meanwhile, Baguul’s ghost kids show up to whisper sweet cinematic nothings into one of the twins’ ears so he can make another child snuff film. Because yes. That’s still the demon’s thing.


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🧍 Character Rundown

Courtney Collins – A traumatized mom trying to protect her kids from both her ex-husband and ghost cinema.

Dylan & Zach – Twin boys, one of whom is targeted by Baguul to become the next “Snuff Film Director of the Year.”

Ex-Deputy So & So – Our returning character who now functions as both demon-fighter and incompetent detective.

Ghost Kids – Annoying whisperers who apparently went to film school in Hell.

Baguul – Once again showing up in brief JPEG form. Still dressed like he’s going to a goth wedding.



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⏳ Pacing / Episode Flow

Clunky. Pacing is uneven, with tons of time spent on the abusive ex-husband subplot—which might be the only real-world horror here—but then it crashes back into cliché horror tropes. The suspense is never earned. Every attempt at a scare is either a loud noise or a half-hearted dream sequence with little payoff.

The film just wanders through a formula it clearly doesn’t understand. It front-loads the family drama, stumbles awkwardly into the supernatural elements, and then falls on its face in the finale like a kid trying to be edgy at summer camp.


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👍 Pros

The only pro? The idea of the ex-deputy trying to stop the curse could have worked in a better film.

Oh, and I guess the production value isn’t completely bottom-of-the-barrel. So yay, lighting?



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👎 Cons

Bagul is still not scary, that name as well. I me seriously? Bagul?

The Ghost Kids Are the Main Characters Now?? The moment they show up trying to pressure Dylan into watching torture films like it’s a middle school dare, the movie becomes a parody of itself.

Baguul Is Useless – For a supposed ancient demon, he does nothing. He’s the horror version of a screensaver: he pops in, does nothing, and leaves.

Same Gimmick, Less Effect – The Super 8 murder films return, but now they just feel try-hard. “Electric Chair BBQ”? Really?

The Villainous Twin Switch – Of course the nice twin isn’t the one who gets possessed. Nah, the angry one is. How original.

So Many Bad Decisions – Characters wander into dark rooms, follow creepy sounds, and split up constantly. Did horror logic just break completely?



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🧠 Final Thoughts

Sinister 2 is what happens when a studio takes a perfectly serviceable one-off horror film and tries to force a franchise out of it with no idea what made the first one work.

Everything about this feels like it was written by someone skimming a fan wiki of the first film. It’s not creepy. It’s not compelling. It’s just a sad, sloppy attempt to stretch a simple concept into a sequel using lazy tropes, overexposed CGI ghost kids, and a villain who feels less like a demon and more like a Spotify playlist of sad violin screeches.


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⭐ Rating

1/10 – So bad it’s just… bad. This isn’t a “fun bad” movie or a campy mess. It’s just an overlong, underwritten, straight-to-streaming energy kill that shouldn’t exist.


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🚨 Spoiler Warning 🚨

Let’s get real.

The big twist? It’s not Dylan, the quiet twin being targeted by Baguul—nope, it’s the other twin, Zach, who’s jealous and angry because Dylan keeps getting haunted by the ghost kids instead of him. So in true jealous-sibling fashion, Zach becomes the chosen one, films himself torturing animals, then murders his entire family (minus Dylan and the ex-deputy).

Zach records the killings, tries to go full snuff-film auteur, and almost kills the ex-deputy and his brother before they escape. Zach ends up possessed, gets burned alive, and the house explodes. The film closes with another predictable Baguul jump scare via film footage.

That’s it. It ends how every cheap sequel ends. Loud noise. Freeze frame. Roll credits.