Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

Two young males, one with short dark hair and the other with longer hair, face each other intently with serious expressions against a blue background.
Review

Daniel Isn’t Real

by Anton Bitel

A traumatised man summons his former imaginary friend in Adam Egypt Mortimer’s knotty psychological thriller.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A close-up of a woman's face, shrouded in shadow and with a contemplative expression.
Review

Underwater

by David Jenkins

Feeble, water-logged action caper in which undersea ghouls terrorise Kristen Stewart on a deep sea mining station.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two men in heavy knit jumpers and caps standing against a bleak, grey background.
Review

The Lighthouse

by Elena Lazic

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe take a brutal tumble into the abyss in Robert Eggers’ monochrome nightmare.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A woman with blond, shaggy hair wearing a burgundy jumper, standing in a misty, forested landscape with a body of water in the background.
Review

The Turning

by Anton Bitel

Floria Sigismondi’s long-delayed update of ​‘The Turn of the Screw’ finally surfaces – was the wait worth it?

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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