Little Bites
Mindy, a young widow and mother who tries to protect her daughter Alice from a flesh eating monster named Agyar. Mindy has been secretly sacrificing her own life by allowing the creature to feast on her body as she keeps Alice hidden away at her grandmother’s house.
Why it matters
A grim, intimate body horror that turns maternal sacrifice into visceral terror.
- Explores the darkest edges of motherhood through a relentlessly physical monster metaphor.
- Practical effects deliver grotesque, stomach-turning transformations that recall Bottin’s legacy.
- For fans of slow-burn dread and family-centered horror à la Jennifer Kent’s *The Nightingale*.
- Not for the faint: the film’s relentless body horror and bleak mood demand endurance, rewarding those who crave horror’s emotional weight.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
71
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
14
Supernatural
0
Creature
36
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
