Lore
Directed by James Bushe, Patrick Michael Ryder, Greig Johnson4.8
Four friends arrange a ghostly excursion, their guide asks them each to tell the scariest story they have ever heard, but little do they know, those stories would have major consequences for them and others.
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Lore Ratings & Reviews
- jackmeatOctober 16, 2024My quick rating - 5.0/10. Four young thrill-seeking friends book a horror-themed camping excursion led by Darwin, a strange and eccentric guide, who one night encourages them to tell their scariest story around a fire. As they recount tales of sinister spirits and malevolent demons, the group soon realizes that these stories will have very real consequences for them all. Cute, there is a poster on the movie theater wall for "Lore 2." Richard Brake is our ringleader of this British anthology horror flick and they need more of him. Overall an average anthology that has its highs and lows, my favorite being "Shadows." I had only taken note of the story names but I found user kannibalcorpsegrinder from IMDB has summed up each story so thank you if you run across the credit. Here was his synopsis (he rated this a 9/10 which is asinine btw.) The Good Stor(ies): Shadows-On the run from creditors, a small-time criminal trying to get to safety is terrified to learn the warehouse he chose as a quick sanctuary is home to a ravenous creature hunting them down one by one. This was a fairly enjoyable starting point for the film with a lot to like about it. The simplistic setup offers a fun enough time here with the reason for the group to go chasing after him and why the warehouse is chosen with the resulting reveals about the creature inside allowing a couple of solid jump-scares featuring the creature popping out of nowhere to conduct an attack. The creature itself and the attacks that follow are quite fun using the setting to it's advantage with the cheesy gore being decent enough to counteract the lone flaw here in the expected twist that occurs which is somewhat underwhelming how it all plays out yet still doesn't detract from the rest of the segment. The Bad Stor(ies): The Campfire-Heading out for a special trip, a group of friends on a ghostly tour of the area find themselves stranded in the woods and asked to partake in a local tradition telling stories about a fable that haunts them. This proved to be a decent enough wraparound segment but doesn't have much else going for it. The genesis of using the group's trek out into the woods as a means of using their storytelling ventures as a lead-in to tell the story for the next segment in the anthology is a highly effective one getting this one all the necessary steps to get this going. There's not much else between the stories as there's no real deviation between any of the different introductions that are used as it unjust shifts to the next one so these features feel rather simple and repetitive which knocks this down somewhat. I had to abbreviate user kannibalcorpsegrinder from IMDBs synopsis to one good one bad. Check jackmeat.com/blog for full review
- Allan Antonio BartholomeuszJune 27, 2025A solid pick for a fright night! While the story didn’t completely hit the mark for me, the casting and performances were spot-on, and the overall concept was both creative and entertaining. It delivers enough thrills to make it a worthwhile watch.
