10/20/16 – day twenty of thirty-one days of horror!

Neil Marshall’s second feature, 2005’s THE DESCENT, is the rare horror
film that features an all-female cast, in this case a team of
thrill-seeking spelunkers who just happen to be women. And it’s a good
thing this team is badass as they are, because deep in the labyrinthine
cavern tunnels there lurks flesh-eating, primordial humanoids happy to
make a meal out of those who have the misfortune of wandering into their
feeding ground. The monsters themselves are scary (portrayed
by acrobats and contortionists in practical make-up) but the real
terror comes from the tight, claustrophobic spaces that Marshall
captures with suffocating perfection. Known for his muscular action and
explosive violence (the director would go on to direct some of the more
action-heavy episodes of GAME OF THRONES), Marshall has the chops of a
young John Carpenter, but with a Gothic, British sensibility all his
own. This is one of the best horror films of the oughts in my opinion,
so if you’ve missed it – any many have – strap on your climbing gear and
get your ass into the hole with THE DESCENT.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/?ref_=nv_sr_1