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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceApril WolfeVillage VoiceApril WolfeI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is the very best of gothic horror, that which needles at your insecure core and whispers in your ear what you already suspected: You will never be all right.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is a lightly gothic murder ballad made with great finesse and a fine cast.
- 75RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMost importantly, this is not a film to be “solved.” It is a mood piece made by someone constantly playing with structure, but never in a way that calls overt attention to itself.
- 75ConsequenceRandall ColburnConsequenceRandall ColburnWhat’s clear in Perkins’ second feature is that he’s clearly become aware that his talents as a visual storyteller outweigh his skill with narrative. He’s leaning into that, and while it might make for a more “difficult” film, it’s ultimately a more satisfying one.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyIntriguing as the resulting ambiance is, it alone can’t sustain the film.
- 50We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoA few images sear with the burning sensation of undead terror, but that only accounts for a few short minutes of an otherwise more-daunting-than-it-should-be cinematic exploration of death.
- 40The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithIt’s commendable that Perkins seems wholly uninterested in the tropes of the genre: there’s only one jump scare, hardly any gore and no final girl. The elusiveness of the narrative, however, grows weary fast.