Cineverse is working with Trevor Henderson, the creator of popular horror characters like Siren Head and Cartoon Cat, to turn his podcast called "Mayfair Watchers Society" into a movie, according to Variety.
The podcast started in 2022 as part of Cineverse's Bloody FM network.
It is described as a collection of found tapes and audio stories, with each episode focusing on different people who come across Henderson's unique style of monsters.The movie will be a found footage anthology that follows the stories and creatures from the podcast, including "The Needle," "Creekman," "Owls with Teeth," "Mr.Bag," "Anxious Dogs," "Scissors," and "The Clatter."
Henderson will be producing the "Mayfair" movie and will also be part of the writing team.
He said, "The Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting teams have been great partners on the podcast, and I've long been impressed with the film side of the company and its indie philosophy.
I look forward to being very hands-on with adapting the podcast into a feature, and I look forward to working closely with them as we develop the film, select the directing and writing teams, and get closer to bringing this to fans."
Henderson has benefited a lot from Hollywood's trend towards using content created online, which was encouraged by the success of A24's movie "Backrooms," which made over $400 million.
Warner Bros.bought the rights to Siren Head, a mysterious creature that looks like a giant siren post, after a competitive auction.It is now being adapted into a movie by director Brian Duffield and screenwriter Zach Cregger.Soon after, TriStar Pictures bought the rights to Cartoon Cat for a movie adaptation.
Cineverse is a genre film studio that has made movies like "Terrifier 3," a remake of "The Toxic Avenger," and "Silent Night, Deadly Night." Recently, they released a 20th-anniversary version of Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth," which came out in theaters on October 8.
Trevor Henderson is represented by Verve, Redshift, and Marios Rush.
The deal was negotiated by Macias and Steven Peros, who is the VP of Creative Development and Filmmaker Relations at Cineverse.
