Telos Publishing is pleased to announce that they have signed THE MAKING OF THE DESCENT, a coffee table book looking at the behind the scenes and making of Neil Marshall’s cult horror film THE DESCENT.
Written by Janine Pipe along with Neil Marshall, and with the full cooperation of Pathe, the book chronicles the development and making of the film, with unparalleled access to the photo libraries from Pathe as well as Neil’s private collection, and also images supplied by several of those who worked on the film.
The book also features extensive interview quotes from many of the behind the scenes team and cast about their experiences making the film.
‘Getting to peek behind the curtain and deep dive into the making of one of the most iconic UK horror films ever made has been an absolute dream come true,’ says Janine. ‘I am so excited to bring this book to life and share it with other genre fans. It has been a real pleasure listening to the behind the scenes stories from the cast and crew who made this film so special and co-writing with Neil has ensured we capture every single fascinating detail. It is certainly a coffee table book fit for every film fan out there.’
The book costs £34.99 and is due for release in August 2025, and is available to pre-order from www.telos.co.uk.
The book cover is by Neil Fraser.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Janine Pipe is a lifelong horror and action fan and over the recent years has used that passion to write several works of fiction and non-fiction, including her best-seller, Sausages: The Making of Dog Soldiers. Her directorial debut was HER, followed by the shorts Footsteps and Charlie Foxtrot. She is now in development with an action feature Indigo which is slated to go into production in 2026. She is also writing, directing and producing a segment for the horror anthology Hell’s Close in 2025. Janine is the owner of Pipe Screams Productions (horror) and Delta Charlie Productions (action).
Born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North of England, Neil Marshall has been working successfully in both feature films and television since his feature debut Dog Soldiers in 2001. His second feature as both writer and director,The Descent 2005 was an even bigger critical and commercial hit, winning several awards including the BIFA for Best Director, and the Empire award for Best Horror. He followed this success with the post-apocalyptic action movie Doomsday 2008 for Universal and historical adventure Centurion in 2010. In 2012 Neil made his debut in the world of high-end television with Game of Thrones S2 Ep9 ‘Blackwater’, and followed that up with S4 Ep9 ‘The Watchers on the Wall’ for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Best Director.
Marshall continued to work in the network, cable and streaming arenas directing projects such as the pilot episodes of Black Sails for Starz, DC’s Constantine and Timeless both for NBC. Marshall also directed notable episodes of Hannibal for Showtime and Westworld for HBO. In 2017 Neil developed, produced and directed the Netflix reboot of classic sci-fi series Lost in Space, quickly followed the same year by the feature film reboot of Hellboy released in 2018.
In 2020 Marshall made his return to independent film and the horror genre with the multi-award winning witch-hunt saga The Reckoning which was the opening movie at Fantasia festival in Canada that year. Marshall’s next movie The Lair, an all action-creature-feature set in Afghanistan, was the opening night presentation at Frightfest 2022 in London and also played Sitges in Spain before being released on Shudder in Feb 2023.
Marshall switched genres yet again for the violent gangster revenge movie Duchess, released in September 2024. Most recently Marshall directed the erotic giallo thriller Compulsion (2024) and is developing several projects including WW2 alien invasion thriller Invaders, tense action thriller Dead Stop and land speed record drama Mach One.