Gramercy Pictures has released a red-band trailer for Blumhouse’s eagerly anticipated sequel Sinister 2, in theaters Aug. 21. Ciarán Foy (Citadel) directs from a script by original Sinister helmer Scott Derrickson and writing partner C. Robert Cargill.

Sinister 2 stars Shannyn Sossamon as a single mother of twin boys tormented by evil specter Bughuul. The trailer does a brilliant job of selling the film’s biggest strength: gruesome kills (did a gator just eat that guy). The kids, however, are as silly as ever. But, damn, if the murders aren’t enticing!

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