While Icelandish film Lamb with Noomi Rapace is still in theaters, audiences may soon realize it may not be the only strangest and horrifying tale out of the distant island. During this month’s Austin Film Festival, another imported film It Hatched demonstrated it can be more stranger and horrifying with its story.

Here’s the synopsis:

It Hatched follows the couple, Mira and Petur, on their journey from Nashville, Tenn., to Iceland, where they’re planning to open a guesthouse in a remote fjord. Their plans are soon altered when an ancient Icelandic demon starts harassing them with vivid night terrors. What follows is a chain of events that include Petur facing dementia Mira laying an infant-sized egg, and them both squaring up against the tall task of…..parenting.

The cast includes Gunnar Kristinsson, Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir and Þór Túliníus. Elvar Gunnarsson makes his directorial debut.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta talked with director Elvar Gunnarsson about his feature film directorial debut. We talked about the creature feature demon presented in the film, the rune tablet, the creepy isolated house in the middle of nowhere, the cast, and most importantly—the giant size egg that Mira laid.

Elvar Gunnarsson is a commercial director based in Reykjavik, Iceland.

It Hatched premiered at the Austin Film Festival 2021 and is being shown virtually through its festival run.

Watch the exclusive interview with director Elvar Gunnarsson below. Let us know what you think of it.

Source: LRM Online Exclusive