Another horror tale from author Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism, How to Sell a Haunted House) is getting a film adaptation, with Deadline reporting today that Hendrix’s Ankle Snatcher has been scooped up by Sony for an upcoming feature film adaptation.
Hendrix is on board to write the screenplay and produce alongside Escape Artists‘ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Tony Shaw, as well as Aperture Entertainment‘s Adam Goldworm.
Deadline notes that Ankle Snatcher was “released in September 2023 as part of Amazon Original Stories’ Creature Feature Collection comprised of six original stories.”
The story follows “Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you. Marcus still heeds the superstition, especially when he invites his new girlfriend over.
“Is Marcus haunted by a creature or has he just inherited his father’s murderous delusions? The night will tell.”
Grady Hendrix has become one of the hottest authors in the horror space, with adaptations of his horror novels How to Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires all in various stages of development as well.
Hendrix is also a screenwriter and the author of the Bram Stoker Award–winning Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction.
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