It’s a good time to be ahorror moviefan. Already this year, we’ve had the likes ofIn a Violent Nature,The First Omen, and The Strangers: Chapter 1 (to name a few). AndMaXXXineandTerrifier 3are on the way.
But, one of the most anticipated isLonglegs, about a serial killer (Nicolas Cage) case that takes a sinister turn when an FBI investigator (Maika Monroe) unearths evidence of the occult.
Its genius marketing campaign — involving some seriouslycreepy, elusive teasersandhorrifying posters— had horror lovers predictingLonglegs to be the scariest movie of the year.
And it looks like the Oz Perkins-directed film will live up to the hype if early reviews are anything to go by. So far, it’s earned 100% from the critics after its film festival premiere.
This figure is subject to change, given Longlegs doesn’t drop until July 12 and there are only seven reviews contributing to this figure so far. But it’s definitely a promising outlook.
IGN described it as a “Satanic spin on The Silence of the Lambs,”adding, “Director Osgood Perkins brings his signature style to a serial-killer procedural that combines grisly true-crime aesthetics and uncanny Satanic horror.”
Elsewhere, Dread Centralsaidin its five-star review that “Longlegs is one of the scariest and best films of the year, hands down.”
Bloody disgustingwrote, “Longlegs gets under your skin and stays there, immersing you so thoroughly in the repulsive, discomforting nature of evil through terrifying imagery and a tactile atmosphere that it’s unshakable.”
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Daisy Phillipson is a Senior TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK Team. She’s a lover of horror, crime, psychological thrillers. After graduating with a Masters in Magazine Journalism, she’s gone on to write for Digital Spy, LADbible and Little White Lies. You can contact her at daisy.phillipson@dexerto.com
