By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The monstrous saga is coming to screens big and small.
Blumhouse has announced that it will adapt SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, the comic-book series by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, into a feature film and an adult animated series. Tynion will produce the movie with Stephen Christy and Blumhouse founder/CEO Jason Blum, and executive-produce the animated show with Christy; Dell’Edera will be a co-executive producer on the latter. Following its debut in 2019, the BOOM! Studios comics have sold more than five million copies worldwide–becoming the most successful original horror comic since THE WALKING DEAD–and won multiple Eisner Awards among other honors. The synopsis: “Set in a world where children can see monsters, but adults cannot, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN tells the story of Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter from a mysterious organization more concerned with keeping the secret of monsters from the world than saving their victims.”
“It’s easy to see why audiences and critics alike have praised SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN,” says Blum. “James and Werther’s comic book series taps into our most primal fears, luring us into a fascinating world and introducing Erica Slaughter, the ass-kicking hero we all wish we had to fight the monsters that lurk in the dark.”
“SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN is the comic book that changed my life and career forever.” says Tynion. “Finding a partner who understood the potential of Erica Slaughter and the world Werther Dell’Edera and I have built was crucial, and we have found that partner in Jason Blum. Nobody understands horror better than Blumhouse, and I can’t wait for the world to see what we all have planned together.”
