Sinister commonly refers to: *

Evil Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...

Ominous An omen (also called ''portent'') is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages fr ...

Sinister may also refer to:

Left side

* Sinister, Latin for the direction "

left Left may refer to: Music * ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006 * ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016 * "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album '' Curb'', 1996 Direction * Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right * ...

" * Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see

dexter and sinister ''Dexter'' and ''sinister'' are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an escutcheon bearing a coat of arms, and to the other elements of an achievement. ''Dexter'' (Latin for 'right') indicates the right-hand side of the sh ...

** Baton sinister, diminutive of the bend sinister ** Bend sinister, heraldic charge in heraldry, sometimes used to imply ancestral illegitimacy; see

bend (heraldry) In heraldry, a bend is a band or strap running from the upper dexter (the bearer's right side and the viewer's left) corner of the shield to the lower sinister (the bearer's left side, and the viewer's right). Authorities differ as to how mu ...

* Sinister hand, left-

handedness In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subject ...

People

* Sinister, a stagename of bassist

Derrick Tribbett Derrick Tribbett (born December 18, 1984), better known by his stage names Tripp Lee and Sinister, is an American musician and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Twisted Method. He is the younger brother of Audiotopsy and M ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Mister Sinister Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont, the character was first mentioned as the employer behind the team of assassins known as the Mara ...

, Marvel Comics supervillain *

Simon Bar Sinister This is a list of the characters in the ''Underdog'' series. Underdog Underdog is an anthropomorphic dog, who is a superhero parody of Superman and similar heroes with secret identities. The premise was that "humble and lovable" Shoeshine Boy, a ...

, villain on the ''Underdog'' cartoon show * Sinister Six, Marvel Comics supervillain group *

Sinister Twelve Sinister commonly refers to: * Evil * Ominous Sinister may also refer to: Left side * Sinister, Latin for the direction " left" * Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see d ...

, Marvel Comics supervillain group

Films

* ''Sinister'' (film), a 2012 horror film starring Ethan Hawke * ''

Sinister 2 ''Sinister 2'' (stylized in marketing as ''Sinister II'') is a 2015 supernatural horror film directed by Ciarán Foy and written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, serving as a sequel to the 2012 film '' Sinister'', and stars James Ra ...

'', a 2015 supernatural horror film starring James Ransone

Literature

* ''

Bend Sinister (novel) ''Bend Sinister'' is a dystopian novel written by Vladimir Nabokov during the years 1945 and 1946, and published by Henry Holt and Company in 1947. It was Nabokov's eleventh novel and his second written in English. Title In heraldry, a standar ...

'', novel by Vladimir Nabokov * ''

The Sinister Signpost ''The Sinister Sign Post'' (later retitled ''The Sinister Signpost'' ) is Volume 15 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1936. Be ...

'', Hardy Boys novel by Franklin W. Dixon

Music

Albums

* ''Bend Sinister'' (album), album by the band The Fall * ''

If You're Feeling Sinister ''If You're Feeling Sinister'' is the second album by the Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. It was released in 1996 on Jeepster Records in the United Kingdom and in 1997 by Matador Records in the United States. It is often ranked amo ...

'', album by the band Belle & Sebastian * '' If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican'', live album by Belle & Sebastian * ''

Sinister Slaughter ''Sinister Slaughter'' is the second full-length album by American death metal band Macabre and was released in 1993 by Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork is a parody on the Beatles album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' featuring ...

'', album by the band Macabre * '' The Sinister Urge (album)'', album by Rob Zombie

Other music

Sinister (band) Sinister is a death metal band from Schiedam, the Netherlands, formed in 1988. They have released fourteen albums, most recently '' Deformation of the Holy Realm'' in 2020. The band was idle between 2003 and 2005, after which Aad Kloosterwaar ...

, from the Netherlands * ''Sinister Footwear'', orchestral ballet by

Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity and satire of ...

in three movements

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Sinister Dexter'', comic book * '' Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six'', comic-related video game

Other

* Sinister Peak, North Cascades mountains, Washington state, U.S.