‘Hell House LLC’ Creator Taps Emma Roberts for Folk Horror ‘A Body in the Woods’

Here’s a really fun one heading into the EFM that brings together a trio of pretty huge names in the horror family.

Emma Roberts, who has starred in everything from Scream 4 to The Blackcoat’s Daughter and even American Horror Story, will topline A Body in the Woods, a “nightmarish folklore tale” written and directed by Stephen Cognetti, creator of the must-see Hell House LLC franchise.

Roberts will play Alice Lincoln, “a woman at the turn of the century living deep in the Marshall Woods, a place long-plagued by legends of a menacing witch.

“When Alice is left alone at her remote cabin to keep vigil over the body of an unidentified mine worker, unsettling disturbances in the dark lead Alice to fear the corpse may not be fully at rest. The appearance of a silent woman at the edge of the forest road traps Alice in a waking nightmare between the growing evil within and the nameless terror waiting beyond her door.”

In addition, Deadline. adds that A Body in the Woods hails from producer Dave Caplan, whose credits include Longlegs and The Monkey.  

“Emma brings an intelligence and emotional fearlessness that elevates everything she touches,” said writer-director Stephen Cognetti.

“She understands horror on a cellular level—how to balance vulnerability, strength, and terror. My goal with A Body in the Woods is to deliver an elevated horror film that tests the limits of fear—not just for our lead character, but for the audience sitting in the dark with her. I want people to leave the theater unsettled, questioning what they saw, and feeling like they survived something.”

Production is set to begin in September and Caplan of C2 Motion Picture Group will finance.