News Something Is Killing the Children Blumhouse to Adapt Hit Horror Comic Something Is Killing the Children Into Film and TV Series The story about monster-hunting kids will receive a live-action movie while the show an adult animated affair. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 27, 2025 James Tynion IV Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Comment 0 Share New Share James Tynion IV Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The comic book series Something Is Killing the Children from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera is set to be made into both a movie and an animated television series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Blumhouse has won the rights to the BOOM! Studios comic, with Jason Blum producing a live-action film, while Tynion will oversee the development of an adult animated TV show.   Something Is Killing the Children debuted in 2019 and has become a major title in the comic book world. It’s based on the premise that only children can see monsters (and these monsters eat children) and centers on Erica Slaughter, a woman who is part of a secret society of monster hunters who, in the first story arc of the series, heads to a town to battle the eldritch beings consuming the young folks there. “It’s easy to see why audiences and critics alike have praised Something is Killing the Children,” Blum said in a statement. “James and Werther’s comic book series taps into our most primal fears, luring us into a fascinating world and introducing Erica Slaughter, the ass-kicking hero we all wish we had to fight the monsters that lurk in the dark.” “Something is Killing the Children is the comic book that changed my life and career forever,” Tynion added. “Finding a partner who understood the potential of Erica Slaughter and the world Werther Dell’Edera and I have built was crucial, and we have found that partner in Jason Blum. Nobody understands horror better than Blumhouse, and I can’t wait for the world to see what we all have planned together.” The deal is in its early days, so no news yet on casting or if/when the projects will go into production. [end-mark] The post Blumhouse to Adapt Hit Horror Comic <i>Something Is Killing the Children</i> Into Film and TV Series appeared first on Reactor.