Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A smiling person wearing a sinister-looking teddy bear mask, with a dark and eerie lighting creating a disturbing atmosphere.
Review

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood And Honey

by Patrick Sproull

Barrel-scraping slasher twaddle which rinses a copyright loophole to desecrate the memory of AA Milne’s beloved furry friends.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Hooded figure in dark robe holding scythe in dimly lit room
Review

Scream VI

by Anton Bitel

Business as usual – albeit with a side of Big Apple – for the long-running meta-slasher franchise with enough sass to get it across the finish line.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in sunglasses, a light blue top, and beige trousers, carrying a brown leather bag, standing outdoors on a pathway.
Review

The Strays

by Anton Bitel

A woman who has worked hard to hide her past finds she can’t run from it forever in Nathaniel Martello-White’s assured debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Monochrome image of a person in graduation attire standing in a doorway, looking contemplative.
Review

January

by Anton Bitel

Two men snowed in at a remote cabin await the return of their boss in Andrey Paounov’s unique, existential horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man and woman in a dimly lit room, the woman appears to be embracing the man.
Review

Unwelcome

by Anton Bitel

A young couple reeling from a violent attack play host to strange house guests in Jon Wright’s Irish horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman with long grey hair wearing a beige jacket and a black and gold patterned scarf, posing in a dark interior.
Review

M3gan

by Hannah Strong

A tech wiz bites off more than she can chew when her pint-sized toy creation forms a strong, malevolent bond with her young niece.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Person in bright orange jacket standing on a hill, surrounded by dark foliage.
Review

Enys Men

by David Jenkins

Mark Jenkin’s experimental 16mm horror depicts a lone botanist on a deserted island, whose relationship with her surroundings may be an indication of something sinister at play.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Underwater scene with colourful debris floating above a dark seabed.
Review

Skinamarink

by Anton Bitel

A young brother and sister face their worst fears in Kyle Edward Ball’s inventive microbudget horror.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Shadowy interior with floral patterned cloth and mirror reflecting a silhouetted figure.
Review

Nanny

by Zahra AlHadad

An undocumented immigrant working as a nanny in New York faces supernatural forces in Nikyatu Jusu’s spell-binding and assured feature debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two people walking across a grassy field with a cloudy sky in the background.
Review

Bones and All

by Hannah Strong

Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet play a pair of young cannibals on a trans-America road trip in Luca Guadagnino’s sweet, squelchy horror romance.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect