A new, contemporary adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story Herbert West: Reanimator is in the works from The Haunting in Connecticut screenwriters Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe, Deadline reports tonight. The new adaptation is said to be the first in a series of “elevated genre pics” developed and financed by Woodlake Entertainment. Herbert West: Reanimator centers […]
“We are very excited for Woodlake and the amazing team assembled to reinvent this classic horror literature into a contemporary frightening feature film,” said producer Jeffrey Lewis, owner of Woodlake. It sounds as though this new adaptation will adhere to the source material and opt for a more serious approach over Gordon’s splatstick humor.
Simon and Metcalfe may be best known for The Haunting in Connecticut, which grossed $78.8 million worldwide and received a sequel, but the scribes also penned ’90s cult horror movie Bones. Simon also wrote Books of Blood and “Salem.”
Keith Previte also produces. John Simmons and Roger Lewis will executive produce with Andrew Trapani.
Stay tuned for more.
