‘The Deep Dark’ Trailer – Miners Awaken Lovecraftian Monsters in ‘The Descent’-esque Creature Feature

The Descent‘s subterranean claustrophobia meets Lovecraftian cosmic horror in the trailer for The Deep Dark.

Written and directed by Mathieu Turi (Meander), the French creature feature will be awakened on VOD in the US and UK on March 24 via 4Digital Media.

Set in 1950s France, a team of miners are forced to escort a professor underground in the name of research. But when a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, unknowingly waking a bloodthirsty creature.

Samuel Le Bihan (Brotherhood of the Wolf), Amir El Kacem, Jean-Hugues Anglade (Taking Lives), Thomas Solivérès (The Intouchables), Bruno Sanches, Diego Martín (REC 3: Genesis), Marc Riso, and Philippe Torreton (District 13: Ultimatum) star.

The Deep Dark hit the festival circuit in 2023, playing the likes of Fantastic Fest, Sitges, Screamfest, Toronto After Dark, and FrightFest Glasgow.

“The Deep Dark may not reach the highest highs of other, similar films, but it’s a perfectly adequate way to spend part of an afternoon,” Trace Thurman wrote in his review. “Exemplary creature design and gag-inducing practical effects make up for the the film’s workmanlike quality in other areas.”