User:Pikapi/The Depths

The Depths is a 2007 Lovian independent psychological thriller film with dark fantasy and science fiction elements. Based on real-life locations and actual Lovian history, it puts a fictitious spin on the story behind the Utkin-Kowalski Salt Mine, simply referred to as "The Mine", and the involvement of the Herschel Family. The film is acclaimed for its refreshing quality and the expense put into it (for an independent film), as well as the engaging story behind it. Interestingly, it was funded almost completely and collaborated on by modern members of the Herschel Family. It is regarded as having set a new standard for subterranean fiction and having become a cult classic.

Its primary advertising campaign was a very successful alternate reality game hosted on .loNET, involving New Age symbolism and pseudoscientifical claims backed by immersive media. Initially, the game was cleverly disguised and wasn't determinably fake. It went viral, attracting a cult following of underground, online communities in its wake. Though originally intended to be released only within Lovia, it showed in the United States and United Kingdom as well due to the demand.