James Wan and Jason Blum have revealed a new generic title for their merged horror production companies, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster: Blumhouse Atomic. Blumhouse and Atomic Monster will continue to operate as separate production labels, and their respective creative teams will develop and produce film and television projects under each banner.
“When we merged our companies, we believed the whole would be greater than the sum of its parts and that’s exactly what happened,” said Jason Blum, co-founder of Blumhouse Atomic. “Blumhouse Atomic is a natural evolution of what we’ve built together. ‘The Conjuring’ franchise, ‘Insidious’, ‘Saw’, no filmmaker has created more horror franchises than James Wan, and together we’ve brought together some of the genre’s most recognizable properties under one roof. Bringing ‘Saw’ back to James, with a new chapter on the way, is a perfect example of what we can do together. We have the production of a studio with the creative spirit the freedom and financial discipline of an independent company, and more opportunities than ever to take these stories beyond theater and into television, games and live experiences.
Wan and Blum merged Blumhouse and Atomic Monster in 2024, bringing together two of the most productive and successful production houses and executives in the horror industry. The combined banners have since generated more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office against combined production budgets of less than $330 million. In 2026, Blumhouse Atomic has raked in $1.3 billion, riding the wave of two of the year’s biggest hits, Curry Barker’s “Obsession” ($520 million worldwide) and Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” ($400 million worldwide).
“The future of horror comes from new voices, and Blumhouse Atomic gives us more ways to find them and support them for the long term,” added James Wan, co-founder of Blumhouse Atomic. “I started with a small film and people were willing to take a chance, so creating these opportunities for others is personal to me. Working with filmmakers like Kane Parsons, Curry Barker, Josh Giuliano and Dylan Clark is a big part of that. We want to give them the freedom to create something distinctive and build relationships that last beyond a film.”
Blumhouse Atomic’s mission to produce blockbuster horror hits on undersized budgets was further strengthened this year with the appointment of Sam Zimmerman as senior vice president of development and acquisitions, responsible for developing a series of genre feature films with budgets under $5 million. The company also recently signed an initial agreement with Divide/Conquer to develop high-profile projects at an economical rate.
Blumhouse Atomic’s film slate for 2027 includes “River,” “The Revenge of La Llorona,” “The Exorcist: Martyrs,” “Anything But Ghosts,” “Paranormal Activity,” “Molepeople,” “Blair Witch,” “Sleepover” and “Seasons.”
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