Neil Marshall is back with a new, claustrophobic horror film in the shape of The Lair, here’s the first trailer.
Neil Marshall made his name with horror films Dog Soldiers and The Descent, prime examples of films that transcended their low budgets through creative invention and strong character work.
Marshall is back in similar territory with The Lair. The official synopsis reads as follows:
Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan and finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened.
Charlotte Kirk, who also starred in Marshall’s 2020 horror The Reckoning, headlines the film as Kate.
Marshall directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kirk.
He said of the film that “I’m thrilled to be back in the world of full blooded action horror for the first time since ‘The Descent’ and ‘Dog Soldiers,’ and this film certainly holds some kinship with those two movies. Originally conceived as a small and contained indie film to shoot during lockdown, my ambitions for the movie grew into something much more action-packed and monster-fuelled, with a sci-fi twist. It’s packed full of cool characters, scares, laughs, and of course some grizzly death scenes.”
The Lair will be released on the 28th October. Watch the trailer below…
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