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Sinister’s Loudest Scream: Chainsaws Were Singing Takes the Crown

Love hurts. Especially when there’s a chainsaw. Meet the film that seduced Sinister—then gutted the competition.

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BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OF HORROR AND PUNK: DYLAN STAV & WILL CHESTON ON SCUM OF THE EARTH

Horror and punk have long shared an anarchic spirit, but few films fully explore the raw, rebellious energy that connects them. Enter Dylan Stav and Will Cheston, the creative minds behind Scum of the Earth, a film that blends supernatural horror with the gritty, no-holds-barred world of punk and metal.

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HANNAH: A BRUTAL TRIBUTE TO ’80s AND ’90s HORROR

In Hannah, director Danny Traverso dives into a raw and explicit world that pays tribute to ’80s and ’90s horror cinema, drawing influence from iconic titles like The Last House on the Left and I Spit on Your Grave.

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Inside Sinister Magazine: Enter the Archive

Explore the most recent articles, interviews, and discoveries from the darkest corners of horror culture—where fear is documented, dissected, and reborn.

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These are the latest entries from Sinister Magazine—new voices, new fears, and new obsessions.

Looking for more? The full collection waits for you in The Archive.


A Relapse Into Terror: Keep Coming Back Is Sinister’s Best Short

Winner of Best Short Film at Sinister Horror Film Festival 2024, this unsettling descent into addiction and memory left our audience shaken.

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