Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A person wearing an orange jumpsuit standing against a brick wall.
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Morbius

by Hannah Strong

Jared Leto plays a terminally-ill scientist who accidentally turns himself into a vampire in this shockingly inept superhero saga.

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In Retrospect
Four young adults, two men and two women, standing in a field. The individuals are casually dressed, with one wearing a grey jacket, another a red top, and the others in plain shirts and trousers. They are carrying various items, including bags and folders, and appear to be in a rural setting with trees and grass visible in the background.
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by Anna Bogutskaya

Ti West creates a new cultural association with ​‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ that’s not Christopher Walken demanding more cowbell.

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5
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A young person with curly red hair wearing a black jacket sits at a table, intently reading a book.
Review

Master

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Regina Hall stars as a college professor beset by malevolent forces in Mariama Diallo’s misjudged debut feature.

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2
In Retrospect
A close-up of a woman's face with intense, dramatic lighting, dark shadows, and bold red lips.
Review

A Banquet

by Katherine McLaughlin

Ruth Paxton’s debut feature conveys the anxieties and misconceptions surrounding disordered eating through psychological horror.

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3
In Retrospect
Two women, one wearing a nun's habit, the other in a brown coat, facing each other in a room with stained glass windows.
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Amulet

by David Jenkins

Romola Garai’s feature directorial debut is a haunting feminist revenge horror that upturns genre tropes and flouts convention.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Hooded figure in dark corridor, wearing Ghostface mask from Scream film franchise.
Review

Scream

by Anton Bitel

This stylishly directed ​“requel” trickily rakes over the grave of the original Scream films, but please, no more!

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Anticipation
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3
In Retrospect
A person standing in a dark room, with a large flame visible behind them.
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Titane

by Sam Bodrojan

All hail the new flesh in Julia Ducournau’s dreamlike fable of a fractured young dancer grappling with the fire inside her.

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5
In Retrospect
A woman in a dark jacket standing in the mist, looking serious.
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Lamb

by Hannah Strong

Noomi Rapace adopts a strange newborn in this elevated Icelandic folk horror from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.

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Anticipation
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3
In Retrospect
Woman wearing a white shirt, standing in a room with purple and red lighting.
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Last Night in Soho

by David Jenkins

This time-travelling neo-giallo from Edgar Wright contains a few stunning sequences, but flubs the final act.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman and a young boy sitting in a dimly lit, wooden-panelled room. The woman has dark hair and appears concerned, while the boy has a pensive expression.
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Antlers

by Anton Bitel

A horned entity stalks Keri Russell’s school teacher in director Scott Cooper’s allegorical American horror story.

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In Retrospect