Ethan Hawke’s 109-Minute Horror Hit That Set A Major Genre Record Secures Massive Streaming Achievement

Published Sep 23, 2026, 6:26 PM EDT Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty. However, one of his proudest achievements is editing a Leonardo DiCaprio freakout compilation that has over 150K views on YouTube. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film critic on his personal website. Though Ethan Hawke has earned three Oscar nominations for his acclaimed performances in the prestige dramas Training Day (2001), Boyhood (2014), and Blue Moon (2025), horror has delivered some of his biggest commercial hits, from The Purge (2013) to the Black Phone films (2021–2025), proving that scares can pay off in a big way. Now, one of Ethan Hawke's horror hits, Sinister, has secured a massive streaming achievement. The 2012 horror film stars Hawke as a true-crime author who uncovers a collection of disturbing snuff films in his new home depicting brutal murders and eerie supernatural occurrences. As he delves deeper into the terrifying mystery, his discoveries place his entire family in grave danger. Ethan Hawke's Sinister Can't Be Stopped On Its Streaming Climb The Ultimate · Horror Quote Challenge Name That Horror Movie “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.” ☠1960s 🔪1970s 👻1980s 💀1990s 🎭2000s ENTER IF YOU DARE → 01 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“I am your number one fan.” ASingle White Female (1992) BCape Fear (1991) CMisery (1990) DFatal Attraction (1987) ✓ Correct! Annie Wilkes’s obsessive declaration to author Paul Sheldon in Misery — Kathy Bates won the Oscar for this role. ✗ Not quite — it’s Misery (1990). Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes delivers this line before things get very, very painful for her favorite author. NEXT → 02 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“We all go a little mad sometimes.” APeeping Tom (1960) BThe Birds (1963) CWhatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) DPsycho (1960) ✓ Correct! Norman Bates’s unsettling confession in Hitchcock’s Psycho — the film that invented the slasher. ✗ Not quite — it’s Psycho (1960). Norman Bates delivers this chilling line to Marion Crane before the shower scene changes cinema forever. NEXT → 03 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“Here’s Johnny!” AThe Amityville Horror (1979) BPoltergeist (1982) CThe Changeling (1980) DThe Shining (1980) ✓ Correct! Jack Nicholson’s terrifying ad-lib as he axes through the bathroom door in The Shining. ✗ Not quite — it’s The Shining (1980). Nicholson improvised this line while hacking through the door — Kubrick kept the cameras rolling. NEXT → 04 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“They’re all gonna laugh at you!” ACarrie (1976) BThe Exorcist (1973) CThe Omen (1976) DSuspiria (1977) ✓ Correct! Margaret White’s cruel warning to her daughter before prom night turns deadly in Carrie. ✗ Not quite — it’s Carrie (1976). Piper Laurie as Margaret White torments her telekinetic daughter with this prophetic warning. NEXT → 05 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you.” AFriday the 13th (1980) BChild’s Play (1988) CHellraiser (1987) DA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) ✓ Correct! The eerie children’s jump-rope rhyme that haunts the dreams of Elm Street. ✗ Not quite — it’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The nursery rhyme warning of Freddy Krueger’s arrival. All five are iconic slashers, but only one invades your dreams. NEXT → 06 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“I want to play a game.” AHostel (2005) BSaw (2004) CThe Collector (2009) DCube (1997) ✓ Correct! Jigsaw’s signature greeting, delivered through his puppet Billy in Saw. ✗ Not quite — it’s Saw (2004). The Jigsaw Killer’s chilling invitation before his victims face impossible choices. NEXT → 07 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“It was the boogeyman.” ABlack Christmas (1974) BThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) CHalloween (1978) DWhen a Stranger Calls (1979) ✓ Correct! Laurie Strode’s terrified whisper to Dr. Loomis after surviving Michael Myers in Halloween. ✗ Not quite — it’s Halloween (1978). Laurie Strode whispers this to Dr. Loomis, who replies: “As a matter of fact, it was.” NEXT → 08 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.” ASe7en (1995) BAmerican Psycho (2000) CRed Dragon (2002) DThe Silence of the Lambs (1991) ✓ Correct! Buffalo Bill’s skin-crawling command to his captive in The Silence of the Lambs. ✗ Not quite — it’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Buffalo Bill delivers this disturbing line from his basement. All five films feature serial killers, but only one has this scene. REVEAL MY SCORE → The Body Count Your Survival Score 💀 / 8 Did you survive the horror quiz? ↻ SURVIVE AGAIN Today, September 23, Sinister has officially hit 100 days in the Top 10 overall movies and TV shows on Lionsgate+ in the United Kingdom. It currently ranks No. 10, below Why Did I Get Married?, Limitless, Halloween II, Madea's Family Reunion, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Halloween, Mary, and Blue Mountain State. Lionsgate+ is also known as Starz in the United States, and though Sinister isn't available there, it is streaming on Peacock, Hulu, Moviesphere, and for free on Plex. The Film Set A Unique Horror Record Though its Rotten Tomatoes scores (64%, 62%) and box office ($87.7 million) aren't extraordinary, the film did set a unique record in 2020, when Sinister was named the scariest movie of all time, according to a scientific study that measured viewers' heart rates. The study, conducted by Broadband Choices, recruited 50 participants of varying ages and monitored their heart rates as they watched more than 100 hours of horror movies. Using the results, researchers compiled a ranking of the 35 films they considered the most frightening. To measure each movie's impact, participants wore heart-rate monitors that tracked how much their pulse climbed above its resting rate. While watching Sinister, viewers' average heart rate jumped to 86 beats per minute, a 32% increase and the largest spike recorded in the study. If heart rate is the best measure, the numbers certainly make a compelling case for Sinister. Release Date October 12, 2012 Runtime 110 minutes Director Scott Derrickson Writers Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill Sequel(s) Sinister 2 Franchise(s) Sinister