Blumhouse Is Producing A New Horror Movie Slate For Epix

Blumhouse Productions has announced a slate of new, original horror movies for premium TV network Epix. The company will make eight standalone films, with the first expected to premiere in December 2021.

Blumhouse boss Jason Blum will executively produce the movies. The first release will be titled A House on the Bayou and is set to start production in the spring. It will be written and directed by Alex McAulay, and will focus on a family who experience scary things when they take a vacation to the Louisiana bayou. The other seven movies will arrive on Epix in 2022.

In a statement, Epix president Michael Wright said, "Blumhouse's track record of producing high-quality, audience-favorite films have made them a driving force in the horror genre renaissance, and have been top-notch partners for Epix."

These new movies are Blumhouse's latest venture into making standalone movies for television. Last year the company produced a series of films for Amazon, collectively titled Welcome to the Blumhouse. Prior to that, Blumhouse made two seasons of the Hulu anthology series Into the Dark. In addition, the company has produced the true crime docuseries Fall River, which will premiere on Epix in May.

As for Blumhouse's movie output, The Forever Purge is currently set for a July release, having been delayed from last year. Halloween Kills arrives in October, and the company is also producing the next Paranormal Activity movie, which will be released by Paramount+ in 2022.