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Emma Roberts (Scream 4, American Horror Story, Scream Queens) continues to make her mark as one of today’s most popular scream queens. She has landed the lead role in the upcoming horror film A Body in the Woods, currently in the works from Manifest Pictures. The film is set to start shooting in September with Manifest Pictures launching international sales at EFM.
In the movie, Roberts plays Alice Lincoln, a “woman at the turn of the century living deep in the Marshall Woods, a place long-plagued by legends of a menacing witch. When Alice is left alone at her remote cabin to keep vigil over the body of an unidentified mine worker, unsettling disturbances in the dark lead Alice to fear the corpse may not be fully at rest. The appearance of a silent woman at the edge of the forest road traps Alice in a waking nightmare between the growing evil within and the nameless terror waiting beyond her door.”
Dave Caplan of C2 Motion Picture Group is producing following his success as a producer of the successful genre films Longlegs and The Monkey. Stephen Cognetti (Hell House) is writing and directing.
“Stephen has consistently proven he can create terrifying, elevated immersive horror experiences,” Caplan said in a statement. “With Emma in the lead, A Body in the Woods is an undeniable package.”
Cognetti added, “Emma brings an intelligence and emotional fearlessness that amplifies everything she touches. She understands horror on a cellular level—how to balance vulnerability, strength, and terror. My goal with A Body in the Woods is to deliver a high-concept horror film that tests the limits of fear—not just for our lead character, but for the audience sitting in the dark with her. I want people to leave the theater unsettled, questioning what they saw, and feeling like they survived something.”
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“We’re honored to be working with a producer that has the pedigree of Dave Caplan and a director with a consistent track record of terrifying audiences around the world,” Manifest also stated.
A Body in the Woods does not yet have a release date.