Simon Mayo

After some clever redirection, the halftime twist was pleasantly unexpected and tension racked up steadily.

The creepy rabbits hark back to McCarthy's other tales as director.

Damien McCarthy.

Peter says McCarthy is excellent at sustaining dread and using jump scares sparingly, which makes them hit hard when they land.

There's also a vein of dry humour, largely by the central character.

The setting does a lot of the heavy lifting, a remote time forgotten hotel, odd locals and the strong sense that nobody sane should be staying here.

And naturally there's a forbidden honeymoon suite, allegedly haunted with a locked room.

No one will go near.

You can guess how well that rule holds.

There is a rare recent horror.

This is the rare recent horror that actually got under my skin.

Worth your time if you like your scares.

Quiet, ominous and confident, says Peter.

So that is Hocum at number four.

Number three here, number three there, the Super Mario Galaxy movie.

Yeah.

Number two here, number two there, Michael.

No.

There is some conversation about it in the overfilled car park.

Okay, great.