Like Twitter or Tiktok, Reddit is a platform constructed on (usually fake) tales—some humorous, some unhappy, and a few scary as hell. And with something up for grabs to show into a TV show or film, the scariest (and most viral) of Reddit’s horror tales are being tailored for the small display screen with the upcoming sequence Tales From the Void.
Per Variety, streaming service Screambox will air the six-episode present later this yr. Premise-wise, it’s an anthology sequence within the vein of the previous Goosebumps TV present or extra lately AMC’s Creepshow. Every episode will pull from a preferred story on the r/NoSleep subreddit, resembling “The Black Sq.” from Matt Dymerski, Rebecca Klingel’s “Betsy the Doll,” and “I used to hack child displays” by Manen Lyset. Sequence administrators embody filmmakers resembling Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Maritte Lee Go (A Rose for Her Grave), and co-showrunner Francesco Loschavio (Refugee).
“From creepy dolls to unborn kids, unexplained invasions to paranormal hauntings, unsolved mysteries to serial murders, Tales From The Void attracts from a large spectrum of horror sub-genres with every episode paying homage to a basic and cult movies from the eighties and nineties,” reads the website. “Every story blends style thrills with social commentary to discover the darker aspect of the human psyche.
In a press launch, govt producer Brad Miska wrote that Tales “delves by way of the most effective of horror, all from the distinctive perspective of among the outstanding trendy voices in horror. As somebody who grew up on Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow, I’ve an obsession with anthologies and might’t anticipate horror followers to see these basic ‘No Sleep’ tales come to life.”
“This sequence is a love letter to the r/NoSleep group,” continued Lovaschio, saying it’ll “have a good time the breadth and depth of the horror style. We put quite a lot of time and care into curating and adapting these tales for tv, and we look ahead to seeing how audiences react.”
Tales From the Void will hit Screambox within the fall.
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