Neil Marshall’s “The Lair” begins filming

Filming has kicked off in Hungary on Highland Film Group’s “The Lair,” a feature which sees “The Descent” and “Dog Soldiers” director Neil Marshall returning to the pure horror genre.

The story centers on Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair on her final flight mission when her jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds of Afghanistan.

She finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made creatures – half-human, half-alien and hungry for human flesh – are awakened. Sinclair barely escapes and unknowingly leads the creatures back to a U.S. army base.

Jonathan Howard, Charlotte Kirk, Jamie Bamber, Leon Ockenden, Mark Strepan, Hadi Khanjanpour, Harry Taurasi, Kibong Tanji and Troy Alexander star.

Marshall most recently directed the poorly received witch-hunting feature “The Reckoning” and the “Hellboy” reboot.