Horror Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Horror

A group of indigenous people in traditional dress, including feathered headdresses and face paint, standing together in a night-time scene.
Review

Prey

by David Jenkins

A lean monster-slasher B‑movie set in the Predator universe that’s a highlight of an extremely patchy franchise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three young people standing in a desert landscape, one wearing a baseball shirt and the others in casual attire.
Review

Nope

by Rógan Graham

A brother and sister attempt to record proof of extra-terrestrial life in Jordan Peele’s ambitious, expertly-crafted blockbuster.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Eerie horned mask with grinning teeth and dark eyes on a dark background.
Review

The Black Phone

by Anton Bitel

Scott Derrickson returns to his horror roots with this story of a pre-teen who faces off against a sinister serial killer, with help from his previous victims.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young man with short brown hair wearing a green top, brushing his teeth in front of a mirror.
Review

All My Friends Hate Me

by Adam Woodward

A birthday party turns into the weekend from hell for the man of the hour in Andrew Gaynord’s horror-tinged social satire.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Dim silhouette of a person walking on a dark, wooded path at night.
Review

Dashcam

by Erin Brady

Lo-fi genre maestro Rob Savage returns with a truly repellant new variety of horror Scream Queen.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in a dark coat standing in a dimly lit tunnel, with a bright light at the end.
Review

Men

by Hannah Strong

A woman reeling from a personal tragedy embarks on the holiday from hell in Alex Garland’s very British folk horror film.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Shattered glass covering a face, with fragments in various shades of red and brown against a blurred, dark background with specks of light.
Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

by Hannah Strong

Director Sam Raimi injects some much needed personality into Marvel’s latest brand-building exercise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Surprised person in dark setting with colourful lights.
Review

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

by Lillian Crawford

A teenage girl gets caught up in a mysterious online game in Jane Schoenbrun’s fascinating tech-horror debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman with short dark hair gazes intently at the camera, lips slightly parted, in a dimly lit room.
Review

You Are Not My Mother

by Anton Bitel

A family find themselves troubled by malevolent familial forces in director Kate Dolan’s tense drama-horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two children, a girl with long curly hair in a yellow top and a boy in a burgundy top, playing a piano in a dimly lit room with shelves holding framed artwork.
Review

Homebound

by Anton Bitel

A couple pay a visit to an ex-partner and her family in Sebastian Godwin’s effective domestic horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect