What are the press saying about White Settlers? |

‘A searingly intense chiller which never puts a foot wrong. It might even be a classic’. This is Horror

‘Much like Straw Dogs for a modern audience, White Settlers is a razor-sharp slice of British horror that will leave you shaken and chilled to the bone’. Bizarre Magazine

‘Authentic set-up gives us a couple to root for…it’s a decent watch for the genre, with suspense and a promising turn from rising star McIntosh’. The Guardian

‘White settlers does acquit itself rather well in the departments of score, pacing and a palpable and simply entertaining sense of tension’. Scott Weinberg

‘Taut and gripping with a nerve-jangling nocturnal chase through the woods… Halligan keeps the menace very human and the violence realistic, which only adds to the stomach-churning horror’. The Hollywood Reporter

‘A fierce, atmospheric thriller…Halligan delivers a relentless barrage of thrills’. Bloody Disgusting

‘Tense, brutal and exhilarating, White Settlers is a home invasion horror that works’. Nerdly

‘White Settlers exudes a quality not often seen in those of a similar or even higher budget.…its deeply disturbing and intensely terrifying’. Starburst Magazine

‘The gradual escalation of omens is well managed, as two young, frisky, Not-overtly-sensitive Londoners are spooked in their new Scottish home by Pig-masked stalkers who evoke Ils (2006) or Strangers (2008)’. Sight and Sound

‘Entertaining, confident and above all full of tension’.
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‘Maintains a level of tension that is as distressing as it is overwhelming….resulting in shredded nerves and long-held breath’. HorrorAsylum

‘A very beautiful piece of work, despite the violence that lies within it… a stunning visual work on such a small budget’. Horrortalk

‘White Settlers is edge of your seat stuff that keeps you gripped until the end and Halligan has shown an art for bringing terror’. Bloodguts

‘The misty, rain swept locations are employed to full advantage and McIntosh scores as a traumatised audience anchor…’
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‘With elements of small-town-conspiracy, historical bitterness, racism and class division, the metaphors that exist beneath the exterior of the film are easy to see’. Nerdly

‘This isn’t about outlandish horror, this is about bringing the horror to a human level…this is a tale about invasion, racism and defence on both sides’. Pissed off geek

‘Director Halligan keeps the tension boiling nicely… keeping the suspense topped up with some very well measured pacing’. Dreadcentral

‘A cat and mouse thrill ride, and it’s intensely thrilling to watch’ The Hollywood news

‘The twist at the end is a stroke of genius, making the entirety of the events we have witnessed seem very real… like something you would read about in the morning newspapers’.
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‘White Settlers is a film to be admired for its simplicity and ability to strike a tempered balance between suspense and violence’.
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‘A home invasion thriller with heaps of anxiety-inducing moments and a top-notch lead actress’. Bloody Disgusting

‘A classic showdown between urban interlopers and murderous backwoods natives in the grand tradition ofStraw Dogs, Deliverance or The Wicker Man’. The Hollywoodreporter

‘Geared towards the sole purpose of terrifying the life out of the viewer almost to the last second’. This is Horror