Blumhouse has introduced that it’s going to adapt James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s acclaimed comedian sequence One thing is Killing the Kids into each a live-action function movie and an grownup animated sequence. The challenge marks a big growth of one among BOOM! Studios’ most profitable properties, with over 5 million copies offered worldwide since its 2019 debut.
The comedian, revealed underneath BOOM! Studios—now an imprint of Penguin Random Home—has change into one of the vital outstanding authentic horror titles since The Strolling Useless. Along with the primary sequence, the Home of Slaughter spinoff grew to become a significant success, promoting over 500,000 copies of its first subject and serving to cement the franchise’s standing as a contemporary style powerhouse.
Blumhouse will develop each the movie and tv initiatives concurrently. The live-action function shall be produced by Jason Blum for Blumhouse alongside Stephen Christy and James Tynion IV for BOOM! Studios/Penguin Random Home. Shaun Sutton and Ryan Turek function govt producers for Blumhouse, with Adam Yoelin, Mette Norkjaer, and sequence co-creator Werther Dell’Edera additionally connected.
In the meantime, the grownup animated sequence shall be overseen by Tynion, who serves as govt producer. Dell’Edera will co-executive produce alongside Christy, Yoelin, and Norkjaer for BOOM! Studios.
Set in a world the place youngsters can see monsters invisible to adults, One thing is Killing the Kids follows Erica Slaughter, a mysterious monster hunter from a company intent on maintaining the reality hidden. The sequence has earned a number of Eisner Awards, with Tynion changing into the primary author since Alan Moore to win Greatest Author three consecutive years (2021–2023).
Jason Blum commented, “James and Werther’s comedian ebook sequence faucets into our most primal fears, luring us into an enchanting world and introducing Erica Slaughter, the ass-kicking hero all of us want we needed to struggle the monsters that lurk at the hours of darkness.”
Tynion added, “Discovering a associate who understood the potential of Erica Slaughter and the world we constructed was essential, and we’ve discovered that associate in Jason Blum. No person understands horror higher than Blumhouse.”
