Theatres Get a Touch of Creepiness with Sinister Weekends

Are you guys pumped for Sinister 2? Well, with the film being released nationally this August 21st, it appears as if Gramercy Pictures wants to get you all in the mood for something truly Sinister. So, in the lead up to the release of the film they have announced Sinister Weekends, a midnight screening program which unleashes a slew of films that have inspired Sinister and the people that made the film. Care to get your creepiness on? Head on down below for all the details.

From the Press Release:

Gramercy Pictures announces “Sinister Weekends,” a midnight screenings program across the country to connect “Sinister” fans with the franchise’s haunting inspirations including The Ring, Let The Right One In and Night of The Living Dead – all leading up to this month’s release of the highly anticipated Sinister 2. The program is set to terrorize fans in Los Angeles, New York, and over a dozen additional markets with weekends of horror celebrating fright inspirations for “Sinister” co-creators and Sinister 2 screenwriters and Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill as well as Sinister 2 director Ciarán Foy. The “Sinister Weekends” culminate in special midnight screenings of the original “Sinister.” The screenings will feature recorded introductions from Ciarán Foy and producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions. Sinister 2 opens nationally from Gramercy Pictures on Friday, August 21, 2015.

Find out where the nearest “Sinister Weekends” are happening in your market www.sinisterscreenings.com.

The Complete “Sinister Weekends” Screening Program

August 8 and 9, 2015 – THE RING – On August 8 and 9, “Sinister Weekends” showcases “The Ring.” Gore Verbinksi’s visual masterpiece unnerved “Sinister” co-creator and writer C. Robert Cargill, who credits this movie with causing a nightmare which would serve as the inspiration for the “Sinister” franchise.

August 15 and 16, 2015 – THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD – Sinister 2director Ciarán Foy presents three of his personal favorites (“The Devil’s Backbone,” “Let the Right One In,” “Night of the Living Dead”) for “Sinister Weekends” dates August 15 and 16. The trio of diverse and iconic titles speaks to the robust cinematic vocabulary which Foy brings to the franchise.

August 22 and 23, 2015 – SINISTER – On opening weekend for Sinister 2, “Sinister Weekends” will stoke fans’ anticipation with special midnight screenings of the original “Sinister.”

Also, have you ever wanted to create your own Sinister home movie? Head on over to their official Facebook page and find out how you can turn your 6 seconds to 1 minute  home video into a vintage Sinister-like home movie, with the chance to win some prizes including being featured on the Sinister 2 DVD!

Synopsis: The sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit horror movie. In the aftermath of the shocking events in “Sinister,” a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon of “Wayward Pines”) and her 9-year-old twin sons (real-life brothers Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves in a rural house marked for death as the evil spirit of Bughuul continues to spread with frightening intensity.

The film stars James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Lea Coco, Robert, and Dartanian Sloan.