Shining example of horror done right nowadays

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2016)

"We will conquer this wilderness. It will not consume us.""
Creepy little folk tale constructed with slow-burning passion and slack atmosphere. There's something to be said for director Eggers' attention to period details and the way he builds terror via conventions and subversions. Much like others have said, an easy way to sell this is to describe it as mashing together equal parts The Crucible, The Shining, and just a smattering of Blair Witch's atmosphere and A Field in England, oddly enough.
Cast really shines through, special props to gravel-voiced, six- packed Ralph Ineson of Game of Thrones notoriety, and newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy, who brings a sense of strangled fright to her leading performance. The script, combined with the Olde Englishe accents, proved a little hard to understand at times. The music overplayed its hand way too early for my taste, but it got more restrained later on in the film. The final scene is going to haunt me as I sleep later on.
Definitely see this one.