Absolutely Fantastic

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

This movie has many of the elements that I love most in horror movies - slow burn, beautiful rural setting, atmospheric as hell, vengeful ghosts, and a theme based on ancient folklore. All those boxes are checked in Lawrie Brewster's debut film. So this movie drew me in from the start and I was really pulling for it to blow me away. Yet Brewster stumbles a bit in execution, reminding the viewer at times that we're seeing his first feature. Plot developments are ham-fisted at times, the dialog is often unnatural and awkwardly expository, and the editing is occasionally dodgy. Yet those minor negatives did not detract much from the fact that he has given us an engaging and creepy ghost story that evokes the classics of the 1940s to the 1960s.

I'm not sure why people give plot details in reviews. But whatever. It did not look like it would live up to the creepy vibe in trailer and took time to get there, and was worth the build up. I think most people who like horror movies watch a lot of them (I do) so you can usually see what's coming. And this did not. Slow beginning, solid story, excellent conclusion. If a movie is not a slasher the story has to be good and this was excellent well crafted story. This is not boobs and blood teen horror, if you enjoy a good story you will enjoy.

Great little horror film set and (I believe) filmed in the Scottish Highlands. I really enjoyed the sense of place throughout, the subtly anime style cinematography & the soundtrack which was clever and added to the dream like atmosphere. This will definitely appeal to fans of HP Lovecraft in particular. There's a little criticism in other reviews of the acting. To some degree they have a point, at points it's like watching a play. I don't think it's bad acting per se, but that it's a little stiffer than we're used to. The characters & writing are for the most part appealing and three dimensional enough, but for me the location, sound design & cinematography were what left the biggest impression. I was a **little** disappointed that the story had little to do with the actual owlman mystery you might have heard of in relation to the mothman. I envisaged this as a British Mothman Prophecies at first glance.

As an avid fan of horror, I have to say that I was not expecting myself to be on the edge of my seat with my spine tingling from all the chills I got from the film. Lord of Tears is like no other horror film out there. Instead of filling it with expensive CGIs and cheap jump scares, the film takes on a slower approach, focusing on character development which pays off handsomely in one of the most intense climaxes I have ever seen in the final third of the film. It's no surprise the film is made with a small budget however with the excellent execution focusing on just two main characters, it delivers something that most big budget Hollywood horror films fail to these days, a connection. A connection that makes you feel your pulse beating in your ears, gasping at regular intervals, wanting to break it off so badly but you hold your stare, willing the connection to hold. I definitely cannot wait to see what's next following this beautiful piece.