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Blumhouse to Adapt Hit Horror Comic 'Something Is Killing The Children'

10/27/2025

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Blumhouse has secured the rights to adapt Something Is Killing The Children, a horror comic by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, into both a live-action film and an adult animated series.
The project spent a lengthy development period at Netflix, which ultimately dropped it.
The story centers on Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter in a town plagued by child disappearances.
James Tynion IV is involved in the television adaptation.
The comic has sold over five million copies since its 2019 debut.

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Story summary

Blumhouse has secured the rights to adapt Something Is Killing The Children, a horror comic by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, into both a live-action film and an adult animated series.
The project spent a lengthy development period at Netflix, which ultimately dropped it.
The story centers on Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter in a town plagued by child disappearances.
James Tynion IV is involved in the television adaptation.
The comic has sold over five million copies since its 2019 debut.