‘Halloween’ Star Scout Taylor-Compton to Direct ‘By His Hand’ for Producer Catherine Corcoran

A feature adaption of William R. Perry‘s occult novella By His Hand is in pre-production, Deadline has learned.

Rob Zombie’s Halloween star Scout Taylor-Compton is set to direct the indie horror film from a screenplay by Perry.

Terrifier actress Catherine Corcoran will produce via her newly launched FareStream Pictures, alongside Lee Waddell, best known for playing Ghostface in the original Scream.

In the book, Bill’s hands begin to cramp in odd and painful grips each morning. Soon he finds himself helpless as his body grows progressively more numb each day. His illness is a medical mystery. Although his mind is sharp and active, he can only watch as he inexplicably withers and decays into complete paralysis.

Awaking on his 40th day in the hospital, his family and friends from church find that he is miraculously cured. Bill’s hands and limbs have begun to move and feel, but they do so with a life all of their own.

Bill is still trapped, defenseless within his own body. Whatever is controlling his actions has a dark and terrifying intent, yet no one sees beyond his miraculous healing.

Published in 2003, By His Hand was followed by a sequel novella titled Out of His Mind in 2024.

FareStream is also developing Hera, a live-action series reimagining the Greek myth created by Corcoran; a feature adaptation of Julia Bartz’s novel The Writing Retreat from screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Pope’s Exorcist); and a new film from Beyond the Gates writer-director Jackson Stewart.

Corcoran also appears in What Ever Happened to Daisy?, the upcoming murder-mystery series helmed by Taylor-Compton.