Craig Zobel, director known for his work on such prestigious series as Easttown mare And The Penguinis poised to lead a functional adaptation of Something is killing the childrenthe popular comic book series by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, with Jason Blum and his Blumhouse among the producers.
Stephen Christy and Tynion IV will produce the film for BOOM! Studios/Penguin Random House, alongside Blum for Blumhouse. Shaun Sutton and Ryan Turek will produce alongside Adam Yoelin and Mette Norkjaer, with Dell’Edera acting as co-producer.
The news came from New York Comic-Con, where Blumhouse presented its 2027 slate.
First published by BOOM! Studios, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in 2019, Something is killing the children focuses on Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter who arrives in the small town of Archer’s Peak after children start disappearing to eliminate the creature attacking them. It is the most successful original horror comic since The Walking Deadsold more than 5 million copies worldwide and translated into more than 20 languages in 14 countries.
While developing the live-action feature film, Blumhouse is simultaneously developing an adult animated series version of Something is killing the children be led by Tynion IV.
A DGA Award nominee and three-time Emmy Award nominee, Zobel broke out with independent films like Compliance And Z for Zechariah before working on shows like The leftovers, American Gods, Western world, Easttown mare And The Penguin. He also directed the satirical horror film The hunt and I just finished production Turpentinea new thriller starring Melissa McCarthy and Connie Storrie. He is repped by CAA, SSM&L, Entertainment 360 and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Blumhouse-Atomic Monster is in theaters this weekend with Rob Savage’s universal horror Other mombased on the novel Incidents around the house by Josh Malerman. Their roster for next year includes buzzy track Joshua Giuliano Riverthat of Mike Flanagan The Exorcist: Martyrs, Everything but ghosts Since Obsession‘s Curry Barker, a new Paranormal activitythe Helmeted Savage Molesa new Blair Witch Project by Dylan Clark, Pajama party by director Jacob Chase and that of Drew Hancock Seasons.
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