Trailer for Lovecraft Inspired Indie Horror ‘The Dark Below’ Slithers Online

Just about any H.P. Lovecraft inspired film to hit the market is a film we’re interested in. The man was a genius and the filmmakers who work to pay homage to the man pick up big respect from us! A new film, The Dark Below has Lovecraft written all over it, so you can bet the bank we’re happy to show support.

Today we’re seeing a brand new trailer for the film, and it must be said that this one looks like it is loaded with promise. You can check out the trailer below and take in a hefty load of info courtesy of the official press release!

The movie is currently in post-production and will be entering the festival circuit seeking distribution in early 2016.

From the Press Release:

The Dark Below is a psychological horror film about a young scientist whose discovery of a malevolent entity sets her on a bloody descent into the jaws of insanity. Blending the gut wrenching futility felt in Lovecraft’s best work with slimy practical creature and gore effects,  the  film  promises  to  bring  you  a  deeply  disturbing  new  addition  to  the international horror scene.

Read the official synopsis below:

“During a traumatic accident whilst on a deep-sea dive in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Olive, a gifted, young marine-biologist discovers an unearthly creature. Losing her dream job, Olive smuggles the creature home, intent on studying it in her  basement,  unbeknownst to  her devoted boyfriend Matt.  Whilst struggling to re-adjust to landlocked life and recover from her recent trauma, Olive begins to realize that she and the creature share a symbiotic bond that drives her to carry out its sinister will.

Plagued by gruesome nightmares, her fractured memories of what happened during the accident in the depths of the ocean begin to unravel and reveal an eldritch horror far older and malevolent than she could ever imagine, one which she has unwittingly set free.  Olive’s obsession leads to madness as her discovery consumes her entire humanity, with deadly results for those around her.”

The film is the feature film debut of director Stewart Sparke and writer Paul Butler, two independent filmmakers from England looking to bring this unique British horror film to audiences. “We want  the  viewer  to  feel  the stomach curdling  dread of  knowing  that  there  are unfathomable creatures slumbering in  the dark places  of  the world and  see the consequences if we wake them” writer Paul Butler says of the story they are telling. “Anna Dawson (Olive) did an unsettlingly good job embodying the role of a woman slowly losing her grip on reality and the audience should be prepared to be dragged along for her descent into the dark below.”

Director Stewart Sparke explains why gore fans and devotees of old school practical creature effects will find something to enjoy “You  will  see  the  monster  go  through  a  few  stages  in  its lifecycle  on  its  way  to  becoming  an  eldritch  horror  worthy  of  Lovecraft.  Every  day  of  shooting  ended  with  cast  and  crew covered in blood and slime, which comes through in some particularly disturbing and visceral sequences in the film”