Deadline.com had the exclusive earlier that James Tynion IV’s Exquisite Corpses (on eBay) has been optioned for a movie, along with his short story, ‘Room Service’.
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From Deadline.com:
Lyrical Media and James Tynion IV‘s Tiny Onion are teaming to develop two a pair of horror films based on works from Tynion: an adaptation of his new bestselling horror comic book series Exquisite Corpses, as well a take on his short film and one-shot comic, Room Service.
Tynion, the five-time Eisner Award-winning writer behind Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, and The Department of Truth, launched Tiny Onion in 2023 with a seed investment from Lyrical Media, the banner behind upcoming A24 films The Death of Robin Hood and Onslaught, to serve as a cross-platform incubator for his original IP. The new films expand that relationship, formalizing Lyrical as a key producing partner across multiple mediums.
Exquisite Corpses is a horror franchise centered on a deadly game played every five years on Halloween, when the wealthiest families in America unleash 12 of the world’s most dangerous killers on an unsuspecting town. The first season of the comic book series, published by Image Comics and co-created by artist Michael Walsh, has already become a breakout hit, selling more than 500,000 copies to date. Exquisite Corpses also became the highest-selling original IP launch of the year in the comic book direct market, marking Tynion’s best debut in over three years. A companion trading card game, Exquisite Corpses: The Game, is in development for release this summer. Lyrical Media and Tiny Onion envision the property as a franchise starter with expansive potential across live-action film, animation, and video games, and are currently packaging the feature with A-list talent.