Julie Benz (Dexter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Busy Philipps (Mean Girls), Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Jim Rash (Community) are to star in horror-comedy Horrified, Deadline reports today.
The feature debut of writer-director Michael Zara (Letters to Satan Claus, Major Crimes), Horrified follows a down-on-her-luck scream queen (Benz) return to the horror convention circuit for fast cash, only to find the pig-masked killer from her old franchise weaponizing her cult legacy against her friends and fans, forcing her to confront past demons and fight for survival in a blood-soaked slasher showdown.
Per Deadline, Horrified is produced by Randy Wayne and Talia Bella under their production company Rebellium Films (40 Dates and 40 Nights) alongside Zara and his production company Ghost Bunni, in association with arts charity Art of Elysium, EB Studios, and producer Daniel Hall. Executive producers are Benz, Philipps, Perlman, and Tom Biolchini, with co-producers Carl Reid and Enrico Natale of Redbird Entertainment.
Crank‘s Adam Biddle serves as cinematographer.
In a statement, Zara said:
“The idea for Horrified came to me over twelve years ago while I was attending a Midwest horror convention, so finally seeing it become a reality with a killer (pun intended) cast and producing team is truly thrilling.”
As the legacy of Scream proves, if there's one thing us horror fans love, it's a lovingly tongue-in-cheek comment on our own community. Look out for more Horrified news as we get it.
