Project Detail

The Creature Below

Synopsis

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 realise 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.

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Features
Running time
83 min
Format
Digital
Director
Stewart Sparke
Producer
Paul Butler, Stewart Sparke
Executive Producer
Jeff Blyth
Editor
Stewart Sparke
Screenwriter
Paul Butler
Director of Photography
Cal O'Connell
Production Designer
Natalie Roe
Sound
Rob Scown
Music
Dave S. Walker
Principal cast
Anna Dawson, Michaela Longden, Daniel Thrace, Johnny Vivash

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Production Status

Production Company

Dark Rift Films

3 & 4 Park Court
Riccall Road
York
YO19 6ED

Sales Company

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