Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

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Review

Thriller

by Anton Bitel

This retro-styled slasher from first-time director Dallas Jackson has a distinctly modern flavour.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Illuminated wooden cross in dark forest, silhouettes of gravestones in foreground.
Review

Pet Sematary

by Elena Lazic

A case of miscasting fatally undermines this adaptation of Stephen King’s chilling 1983 novel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two children, a boy and a girl, embracing in a shadowy interior. The girl wears a green dress and the boy wears white clothing.
Review

Us

by Kambole Campbell

Jordan Peele’s second feature disturbs, provokes and tickles in its arch dismantling of the modern American family.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young person with long, dishevelled hair and a solemn expression, wearing dark clothing in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Hole in the Ground

by Andy Crump

A mother-son relationship is stretched to its limits in this affecting and chilling Irish horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Piercing

by Elena Lazic

Mia Wasikowska and Christopher Abbot play wicked games in this psychosexual horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in polka dot shirt looks fearful as masked person looms behind her in blue-tinted room.
Review

Happy Death Day 2U

by Elena Lazic

This time-bending slasher sequel from writer/​director Christopher Landon packs a surprising emotional punch.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Velvet Buzzsaw

by Hannah Strong

Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite for a bizarre mystery horror set in LA’s fine art scene.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a red headband and floral dress stands with her arms raised in an indoor setting with a traditional Japanese sliding door.
Review

One Cut of the Dead

by Michael Leader

This madcap meta-horror from Japan’s Shin’ichirô Ueda breathes new life into the zombie genre.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a navy jumper intently examining a miniature architectural model on a table.
Review

The House That Jack Built

by David Jenkins

Lars von Trier is up to his old tricks in this absurdly macabre and deeply self-conscious portrait of a serial killer.

1
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Anna and the Apocalypse

by Kelli Weston

The zombie apocalypse horror gets a fun festive makeover courtesy of writer/​director John McPhail.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect