TERRIFYING THRILLER ‘DUNGEON’ FROM SCOTT SNYDER & HAYDEN SHERMAN BEING ADAPTED FOR FILM BY SPOOKY PICTURES & IDW ENTERTAINMENT

TERRIFYING THRILLER ‘DUNGEON’ FROM SCOTT SNYDER & HAYDEN SHERMAN BEING ADAPTED FOR FILM BY SPOOKY PICTURES & IDW ENTERTAINMENT

“This series will go down as one of the darkest thrillers in comics, with plenty of horrifying twists and turns. ” - David Brooke, AIPT

 

LOS ANGELES, CA – One of the darkest stories that bestselling comic scribe Scott Snyder has ever written is heading to the big screen.

 

 

Spooky Pictures and IDW Entertainment are adapting the horror hit DUNGEON for film so moviegoers can experience the startling story. “There’s no shortage of serial killer stories in the marketplace. The challenge is finding one that is both terrifying and goes to places we haven’t seen before. DUNGEON is it,” stated Spooky Pictures Co-Founder Steven Schneider. “We were instantly gripped, and couldn’t put it down. And even as longtime fans and producers in the genre, we found ourselves haunted by what we read. This is our SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and SE7EN, and we can’t wait to unleash it on audiences.”

 

"As IDW continues to bring its captivating stories to new audiences across different media platforms, we couldn't ask for better partners on the feature film adaptation of DUNGEON,” commented Daniel Kendrick, IDW’s Senior Vice President of Film & TV.Ever since this spine-chilling story entered development as a comic, IDW has loved the terrifying twists and turns. Spooky Pictures has proven they know how to make audiences scream and we're thrilled to work with them to bring this story to life."

 

DUNGEON, crafted from Snyder and acclaimed artist Hayden Sherman, is a shocking and fearsome mystery about a serial killer that is unlike anything fans have experienced before. Praised as “one of the best horror comics of the year” by ComicBook.com and a reading experience that “creeps under the reader’s skin” by CBR, DUNGEON follows a family that escapes the busy life for a quiet setting in the woods… only to discover a hidden dungeon with a threatening message: TELL NO ONE. How far will the father go to protect his family from the terrors of the dungeon? The twisted tale will leave fans speechless, with The Beat applauding the comic’s ending as “dark in a way that I didn’t see coming, not even a little bit.”

 

"DUNGEON was a book that required Hayden and I to go down some dark places,” said Snyder. “The result was something I'd honestly list as a career highlight. So I couldn't be more thrilled to see Spooky Pictures and IDW bring it to the big screen! I'm a big, big fan of what they do. I can't wait to see what comes next!"

 

"This book was a special one to make,” added Sherman. “It allowed Scott and I to explore very foundational human fears in pursuit of a grounded claustrophobic thriller. The result is something I’m very proud of. It’s a joy to see it now taken further as Spooky Pictures and IDW work to bring DUNGEON to film!"

 

The collected edition of DUNGEON is on sale now wherever graphic novels are sold.

 

IDW and Spooky Pictures are represented by United Talent Agency


About IDW Publishing

IDW (NYSE AMERICAN: IDW) is a leading media company providing uniquely compelling stories and characters in various genres for global audiences across all entertainment platforms. The award-winning IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment divisions holistically evaluate and acquire IP for franchise development across comics and graphic novels, television, theatrical, merchandise, and other entertainment platforms, in addition to bringing world-renowned storytelling to life with our creative partners.

About Spooky Pictures

Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee (The Ring, IT, Barbarian) partnered with prolific horror producer Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Split) in 2020 to form the indie genre label Spooky Pictures. The label has produced some of the most acclaimed independent genre films in recent years, including Strange Darling (dir. J.T. Mollner, 2024) and, under its co-production partnership with Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Watcher (dir. Chloe Okuno, 2022) and Late Night with the Devil (dir. Cairnes Brothers, 2023). Spooky Pictures boasts a diverse and exciting slate of upcoming features, including Shannon Triplett's Desert Road, Bryan Edward Hill's Archangel, and Randall Okita's Menace starring Isabel May.