Horror powerhouse Blumhouse has secured the rights to “Something Is Killing The Children,” the breakout Boom Studios comic from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, and will develop a live action feature alongside an adult animated television series. Tynion will guide the animated project, signaling a creator led approach that should keep the tone and mythology intact.
Why Blumhouse Won Now
This property has been on Hollywood’s radar since 2019. It spent years in series development at Netflix, first with Mike Flanagan and later with Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, before the streamer ultimately passed in late 2024. Even after moving on, Netflix’s film group and Lionsgate circled during a new bidding push, but Blumhouse came in aggressive and closed the deal. The moment tracks with a summer where original horror like Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” proved there is real appetite for fresh nightmares.
The Two Track Plan
Blumhouse is building this as a franchise from day one. Jason Blum will produce the feature, with Shaun Sutton and Ryan Turek as executive producers. Stephen Christy and Tynion are producing for Boom Studios and Penguin Random House. Dell’Edera is aboard as co producer, and Tynion is shepherding the animated series. It is an alignment of the core comics team with a studio that understands commercial genre storytelling.
Why The Material Fits
The hook is simple and frightening. Children can see the monsters. Adults cannot. Into that gap steps Erica Slaughter, a soft spoken hunter with a stuffed companion and a lot of sharp steel. It is a premise that plays as grounded horror on the big screen while also offering the kind of expansive lore that thrives in animation. That range is exactly why multiple buyers chased the rights.
The Slaughterverse Is Already A Hit
The comic launched in 2019 and has grown into one of the biggest horror series of the century, moving millions of copies and collecting major awards. Tynion won Eisner Awards for Best Writer three years in a row while the series itself has been honored by the Eisners, Harveys, and Ringos. Boom Studios is now part of Penguin Random House, and the publisher has committed to a long runway for the book, with plans that extend the series to the one hundred issue mark. That depth gives the film and show a wide map to draw from.
What To Watch Next
There is no casting or release timing yet. The next meaningful updates should be creative leadership on the feature side and format details for the animated series. Given Blumhouse’s calendar and the scale of the material, early world building and character work will matter more than speed. Expect the first adaptation to focus on Archer’s Peak and the clear silhouette of Erica Slaughter, then widen to the cabal that governs monster hunters as the franchise grows.
Source: THR
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