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Sinister

  • Contact name: Deputy So-and-So. The guy never gets a more proper name than that. It's even kept in the sequel.
    • Him Comically Missing the Point Ellison tries to make while discussing Ellison’s fall from the attic.
      Deputy So-and-So: Snakes don’t have feet.
    • After Ellison accepts his offer to help with the investigation:
      Ellison: There are a few things you could do for me actually. [...] Do you have a notepad?
      Deputy So-and-So: Uh ... *beat as he rummages through his pockets* Yes!
      Ellison: Do you need a pen?
      Deputy So-and-So: *another beat* Yes!
    • Really, most things So-and-So does in the first film are either Adorkable or hilarious, or both.
  • After seeing the dog, Ellison tries to keep it calm while slowly reaching for his bat.
    Ellison: It's all right... I won't hurt you... I'm just going to grab my bat... so I can bash your head in... if you come near me.
  • After Tracy realizes why Ellison moved them into the house:
    Ellison: It's not like somebody got murdered in that bed!
    Tracy: So it didn't happen in this house?
    Ellison: No. *Beat* It happened in the backyard.
    Tracy: And that's better?!
  • The 'shush' gesture plus the Kubrick Stare that Bughuul's children give in the extended cut of the reels can be silly after seeing it for the first time.

Sinister 2

  • When So-and-So arrives at Courtney's home with the intention of burning the house down to end the cycle: he comes in all badass, with gritty music playing in the background and while carrying gasoline containers. He then gets interrupted by a squeaky toy he steps on. Cue him saying “What the hell ...?
    • It gets even funnier when he sees Dylan staring at him, eating an apple, all while So-and-So realizes how awkward it's become.
      So-and-So: Uh ...
    • The continued awkwardness of So-and-So's confusion by Courtney's outbursts after she finds him on their private property, thinking he's involved with Clint. It looks like a John Cleese skit.

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