Georgina Campbell as Lennon on a cropped poster for Lovely, Dark, and Deep
The Big Picture Vast and isolated settings of the woods are often used in the horror genre, easily being able to elicit a gnawing discomfort and uneasiness. Lovely, Dark, and Deep may start by capitalizing on the spookiness of the woods, but gradually it spirals into an unfathomable fever dream that invokes just as much terror as hopelessness.
Dramatic orchestral strums accompany the shift into mind-befuddling terror, as nightmarish visuals seep into reality and, and Lennon is unable to distinguish between the two. Dutifully locating the missing person ended up being Lennon's downfall, as the somewhat refreshing forests begin to cave in around her, creating a hallucinatory hellish landscape. An incomplete version of the mantra the park rangers put forward in the first scene, echoes ominously around the woods: "Leave nothing.
Most of the terror doesn't rely on gimmicks or jump scares, instead the illusions simply move onto the screen, exploiting the already churning dread in the air. Each surreal element of the head trip fluidly moves into another, twisting into this strange and malevolent choreography. From finding an underwater hellscape to joking around with her father in a vacant bathroom, each bizarre occurrence results in more unease.
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