Screen Gems Bringing Unpublished Joe Hill Story "USHERS" To The Big Screen

Sometimes stories have a life of their own and never make it to be published outright. One such story is from author Joe Hill (The Black Phone, Locke & Key) called “USHERS” and the folks at Screen Gems have nabbed it up for a feature length release.

Deadline reports that Gary Dauberman (Salem’s Lot) will produce the film.

The website reports, “Under his first look deal with the studio, Gary Dauberman and his team at Coin Operated will develop and produce with Zak Olkewicz set to write the script. Coin Operated’s President, Mia Maniscalco, will also be a producer.”

Zak Olkewicz recently wrote Fear Street: Part Two and The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

At this time, the plot is being kept under wraps. Could Ushers be related to the Edgar Allan Poe story with the same last name? The Fall Of The House Of Usher? Or could it be a take on what Mike Flanagan did with Poe’s work for Netflix?

We’ll bring you more as it develops.

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