Sightseers and
The Kill List, two very different genre films that showcase his versatility with different versions of the horror genre (
Sightseers is a horror-comedy and
The Kill List is a slow-moving folk horror). Then, there was
High Rise and
Free Fire. Most recently, there was the stumble of Netflix’s
Rebecca. Despite a tumultuous career of ups, downs, and genres, Wheatley has now headed back to his creepy roots with In the Earth.
A pandemic has ravaged the world, causing mass paranoia and extensive decontamination protocols, which feels all too familiar. In the midst of this ongoing global disaster, scientist Dr. Martin Lowry (