Abattoir (film)

Abattoir
Directed by	Darren Lynn Bousman
Written by	David Schow Teddy Tenenbaum Christopher Monfette
Starring	Dayton Callie Jessica Lowndes Joe Anderson Lin Shaye
Country	United States
Language	English

Abattoir is an upcoming horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by David Schow, Teddy Tenenbaum and Christopher Monfette. The film is currently in post-production.

Plot

A real estate reporter investigates Jebediah Crone (Dayton Callie), a mysterious old man who is building a haunted house constructed from rooms where deaths have occurred.

Comicbook prequel

In 2010, Darren Bousman developed a comicbook prequel to the film from Radical Studios. The six-issue miniseries was written by Rob Levin and Troy Peteri, with art by Bing Cansino. Bousman outlined his plans with, "I want to create a universe, and this is the beginning of a universe. I don’t foresee using the comic book to be what the movie is. But it’s part of the world of what the movie will exist in, and everything will stand on its own. For example, the comic book will be its own world, its own movie, its own book, its own story. The movie will be its own world, its own story, but they will all connect. All pieces of this thing connect and tell a much bigger tale... think it’s important to lead into the movie. We came up with this as a script, as a feature film idea, but what we wanted to accomplish in the feature film was way, way, way too ambitious for a 90-minute movie. So we had to backtrack and set the world up that way."

Production

Production for the film began in 2014. It was announced in October 2014 that Joe Anderson, Dayton Callie, Jessica Lowndes and Lin Shaye had been cast.

Sequel

A sequel to Abattoir titled The Dwelling was announced in May 2015, with Bousman set to write and direct and Callie to reprise his role as Jebediah Crone.

External links

• Abattoir at IMDb