Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

Intense green-yellow lighting on man with long beard and curly hair, brooding expression.
Review

In the Earth

by Hannah Strong

Ben Wheatley goes back to basics in this understated yet supremely effective 21st century folk horror.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A bloodied, bandaged older man with a grave expression on his face.
Review

The Amusement Park

by Anton Bitel

George A Romero’s long-lost public service announcement captures the inherent horrors of old age.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in a forest setting, one assisting the other who appears to be injured or distressed.
Review

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

by Anna Bogutskaya

The third instalment in the horror franchise gives us a lot of Ed and Lorraine Warren, but not nearly enough Satan.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a floral dress sits in a dimly lit room, holding a small glass bottle.
Review

A Quiet Place Part II

by David Jenkins

Silence is less than golden in this occasionally effective blockbuster sequel which trades horror for action.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in a busy street, one wearing a police uniform and the other a checkered shirt, tie and jacket.
Review

Spiral

by Hannah Strong

This procedural thriller reboot of the Saw franchise is painful to sit through for all the wrong reasons.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Group of people in a dark, industrial setting through a circular opening.
Review

Army of the Dead

by Hannah Strong

A team of mercenaries with nothing to lose are hired for the heist of a lifetime in zombie-infested Las Vegas.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up shot of a serious-looking individual with dark, dishevelled hair and intense eyes against a dark, greenish background.
Review

Violation

by Leila Latif

Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer’s gruelling rape revenge thriller shrewdly subverts the genre.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair appears to be crying on a computer screen. Her face is visible, with a distressed expression.
Review

Host

by David Jenkins

Innovative tech-powered horror miniature which trades on the hazards of the pandemic lockdown.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Snowy mountain peaks, a dilapidated building on a rocky outcrop, and a person on a path in the foreground.
Review

Murder Me, Monster

by Josh Slater-Williams

A headless woman sparks a search for a mythical creature in Alejandro Fadel’s taut mountainside thriller.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person wearing dark goggles in a dimly lit environment.
Review

Possessor

by Leila Latif

Brandon Cronenberg follows up his impressive debut Antiviral with a visceral slice of hallucinatory ultraviolence.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect