Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A woman in a vibrant, flame-coloured dress stands in a dimly lit room, surrounded by children in school uniforms.
Review

Little Monsters

by Anton Bitel

Lupi­ta Nyong’o defends a group of school kids from a zom­bie horde in Abe Forsythe’s tame comedy-horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man's face peering out from a dimly lit doorway, his expression stern and focused.
Review

Doctor Sleep

by Anton Bitel

Ewan McGre­gor retreads famil­iar ground in this sequel to Stephen King’s (and Stan­ley Kubrick’s) The Shining.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four people standing in a field of tall wheat, wearing a mix of casual and Western-style clothing.
Review

Zombieland: Double Tap

by David Jenkins

A tire­some fol­ly that rejoins us with the char­ac­ters of a mild­ly suc­cess­ful 2009 hor­ror-com­e­dy which absolute­ly no-one remembers.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a long, cream-coloured lace dress, with a high collar and long sleeves. She has curly, blonde hair and is holding a long, leather holster or scabbard in her hands.
Review

Ready or Not

by Elena Lazic

An eccen­tric board game dynasty insti­gate a dead­ly game of hide and seek in this fun, gore-splashed horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Four people standing in a lush, green forest.
Review

IT Chapter Two

by Anton Bitel

Time stands still in more ways than one as this dull rehash of Andy Muschietti’s 2017 hor­ror over­stays its welcome.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man and woman standing in water, wearing dark clothing.
Review

Crawl

by Anton Bitel

The direc­tor of Piran­ha 3D goes back into the water for this alli­ga­tor-based crea­ture fea­ture star­ring Kaya Scodelario.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man with a serious expression, holding a weapon, in a dark environment.
Review

The Intruder

by Elena Lazic

Mis­chie­vous and plea­sur­able genre antics with Den­nis Quaid as a tooled-up, MAGA-hat­ted nutbag.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with long, wind-swept brown hair stands against a mountainous backdrop, her expression pensive.
Review

Gwen

by Josh Slater-Williams

William McGregor’s atmos­pher­ic Indus­tri­al Rev­o­lu­tion-era folk hor­ror runs out of plot.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in police uniform holding baton, leaning on police car.
Review

The Dead Don’t Die

by Hannah Strong

A cast of Jim Jar­musch reg­u­lars attempt to ward off the zom­bie apoc­a­lypse in this alle­gor­i­cal horror-comedy.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a creepy-looking doll with a girl's reflection visible in the background.
Review

Annabelle Comes Home

by Anton Bitel

The demon­ic doll is back play­ing para­nor­mal hav­oc as this hor­ror fran­chise points to its future.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect