Craig Zobel to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ Film Adaptation at Blumhouse

Director Craig Zobel has announced he will be helming the feature film adaptation of the horror comic "Something is Killing the Children," co-created by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera. Producers Stephen Christy and James Tynion IV are on board for the project under BOOM! Studios/Penguin Random House. Jason Blum of Blumhouse will be among the producers, with Shaun Sutton and Ryan Turek as executive producers.

Additional executive producers include Adam Yoelin and Mette Norkjaer. The comic, first published in 2019, has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, making it the most successful original horror comic since "The Walking Dead." Translated into more than 20 languages and published in 14 countries, it has garnered critical acclaim and multiple Eisner Awards.

Blumhouse is also developing the franchise as a live-action feature film and an adult animated television series, with Tynion IV at the helm of the TV adaptation. The franchise's spinoff, "House of Slaughter," made a successful debut with over 500,000 copies sold of its first issue, becoming one of the top-selling original comic book debuts of the 21st century.

Zobel has proven his mettle in both cinema and prestige television, with credits in films like "Compliance" and "Z for Zachariah," and shows like "The Leftovers," "American Gods," "Westworld," "Mare of Easttown," and "The Penguin." He recently completed production on "Turpentine," starring Melissa McCarthy and Connie Storrie.