Sinister
Appearance
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Sinister commonly refers to:
Sinister may also refer to:
Left side
[edit]- 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 dexter and sinister
- Baton sinister, diminutive of the bend sinister
- Bend sinister, heraldic charge in heraldry, sometimes used to imply ancestral illegitimacy; see bend (heraldry)
- Sinister hand, left-handedness
People
[edit]- Sinister, a stagename of bassist Derrick Tribbett's
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]Fictional characters
[edit]- Mister Sinister, Marvel Comics supervillain
- Simon Bar Sinister, villain on the Underdog cartoon show
- Sinister Six, Marvel Comics supervillain group
- Sinister Twelve, Marvel Comics supervillain group
Films
[edit]- Sinister (film), a 2012 supernatural horror film starring Ethan Hawke
- Sinister 2, a 2015 supernatural horror film starring James Ransone
Literature
[edit]- Bend Sinister (novel), novel by Vladimir Nabokov
- The Sinister Signpost, Hardy Boys novel by Franklin W. Dixon
Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Bend Sinister (album), album by the band The Fall
- If You're Feeling Sinister, album by the band Belle & Sebastian
- If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican, live album by Belle & Sebastian
- Sinister Slaughter, album by the band Macabre
- The Sinister Urge (album), album by Rob Zombie
Other music
[edit]- Sinister (band), from the Netherlands
- Sinister Footwear, orchestral ballet by Frank Zappa in three movements
Other arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]- Sinister Dexter, comic book
- Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six, comic-related video game
Other
[edit]- Sinister Peak, North Cascades mountains, Washington state, U.S.
See also
[edit]- Sinistar, a multi-directional shooter arcade game
- Sinistral, a scientific term
- Synyster Gates, guitarist
- The Sinister Minister (disambiguation)