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WEBTOON Adapts Eisner-Winning Horror Comic for 2026 Release

4/18/2026

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WEBTOON will adapt the horror comic Something is Killing the Children, created by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Eder, with the adaptation launching on April 20, 2026.
The original series debuted in 2019, won three Eisner Awards, follows monster hunter Erica Slaughter, and has sold over five million copies.
Blumhouse will handle animation and live-action adaptations of the series.
James Tynion IV is collaborating with Kiersten White on a prequel novel expanding Slaughterverse.

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Story summary

WEBTOON will adapt the horror comic Something is Killing the Children, created by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Eder, with the adaptation launching on April 20, 2026.
The original series debuted in 2019, won three Eisner Awards, follows monster hunter Erica Slaughter, and has sold over five million copies.
Blumhouse will handle animation and live-action adaptations of the series.
James Tynion IV is collaborating with Kiersten White on a prequel novel expanding Slaughterverse.