Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

Colourful lights against a dark background, with a person lying on a bed wearing a printed dress and boots.
Review

The Untamed

by Mark Allison

A family is torn apart because of their sexual obsession with a tentacled beast in this strange, grim pseudo-horror.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Unsettling close-up of a creepy-looking doll with large, wide-open eyes, red cheeks, and a sinister grin.
Review

Annabelle: Creation

by David Jenkins

This stripped-back haunted doll sequel racks up a few nice jump scares, but doesn’t manage much more than that.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Woman in mint green dress by patterned wall.
Review

Hounds of Love

by Manuela Lazic

A gory, unexpectedly profound Aussie serial killer horror from actor-turned-director Ben Young.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A person with facial wounds appearing to scream loudly outdoors at night.
Review

Wish Upon

by Josh Howey

Vapid teen horror in which a young girl’s wishes come with predictably deadly consequences.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Close-up of a diver's face underwater, wearing a diving mask and breathing apparatus, surrounded by a blue-green underwater environment.
Review

47 Metres Down

by Josh Howey

Mandy Moore takes on the terrors of the deep in this very silly (but very fun) shark-based survival thriller.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two men, one with a beard and the other shirtless, sit together in a wooded area.
Review

It Comes at Night

by Elena Lazic

This coldly affecting contagion horror excels in generating a sense of acute dread, but falls short on the story front.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Sepia-toned image of a hooded figure holding a wooden cross amid ornate stone architecture.
Review

Destiny (1921)

by David Jenkins

A damsel accepts a challenge offered to her by Death in Fritz Lang’s dazzlingly inventive 1921 masterpiece.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A person in a dark environment, holding a firearm with a serious expression.
Review

Alien: Covenant

by Adam Woodward

Ridley Scott delivers a baroque monster movie that’s better than Prometheus.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Headshot of a young Black man with a serious expression, looking directly at the camera.
Review

The Transfiguration

by David Jenkins

The vampire movie gets an injection of postmodern blood in this intriguing teen drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three formal-dressed men, two with white shirts and ties, one with a beard, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

The Belko Experiment

by Anton Bitel

Greg McLean and James Gunn turn just another day at the office into full-blown battle royale.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect