Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

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.

2
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
Two men, one with glasses and a beard and the other with long hair, standing together and looking thoughtful.
Review

Something in the Dirt

by Anton Bitel

Film­mak­ing duo Justin Ben­son and Aaron Moor­head dis­cov­er an omi­nous para­nor­mal enti­ty in their meta fifth feature.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A close-up of a man with a startled expression in the dark, his hands raised.
Review

Barbarian

by Charles Bramesco

A hol­i­day rental turns into a night­mare for a young woman in Zach Creg­ger’s hor­ror debut.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Elderly person wearing patterned shawl, holding a large leaf and surrounded by fallen leaves in the dark.
Review

Halloween Ends

by David Jenkins

The biggest sur­prise of this low-key hor­ror tril­o­gy cap­per is how much bet­ter it is that its crum­my, cash-in predecessors.

1
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair smiling directly at the camera.
Review

Smile

by Charles Bramesco

Park­er Finn’s debut redeems the Trau­ma Hor­ror movie with fero­cious focus and dement­ed humour.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect