{"id":303058,"date":"2026-02-26T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/303058\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:00:15","slug":"warm-bodies-director-to-helm-grady-hendrixs-horrorstor-adaptation-for-searchlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/303058\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Warm Bodies’ Director to Helm Grady Hendrix’s ‘Horrorst\u00f6r’ Adaptation for Searchlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) is set to write and direct an adaptation of\u00a0Grady Hendrix\u2018s comedic horror novel Horrorst\u00f6r for Searchlight Pictures, THR<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

Published in 2014 by Quirk Books, the story centers on ORSK, an IKEA-like furniture superstore in Cleveland, that becomes subjected to supernatural occurrences. To uncover the mystery, a group of employees sign up for a night shift, only to get way more than they bargained for \u2014 in a most sinister way.<\/p>\n

Brian Oliver of New Republic, Gillian Bohrer of Megamix, Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment, and Brad Fischer will produce.\u00a0Hendrix will executive produce along with Quirk Books .<\/p>\n

VP of production Richard Ruiz and production executive Apolline Berty are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to heads of production and development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.<\/p>\n

Horrorst\u00f6r was initially being developed as a TV series from FX back in 2015. It was later optioned by New Republic Pictures for a feature in 2020. Hopefully, the third time\u2019s a charm.<\/p>\n

Although My Best Friend\u2019s Exorcism<\/a> is the only Hendrix adaptation to make it to the screen so far, several more are in various stages of development alongside Horrorst\u00f6r.<\/p>\n

The list includes The Blanks<\/a> from Netflix, The Southern Book Club\u2019s Guide To Slaying Vampires<\/a> from HBO, Ankle Snatcher<\/a> from Sony,\u00a0How to Sell a Haunted House<\/a> from Legendary, and BadAsstronauts<\/a> from Paramount.<\/p>\n

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