Fox Gives Horrorstör a Put Pilot Commitment
It was back in October of last year when The Jackal Group (a co-venture between Fox Networks Group and Gail Berman, who first made her mark developing “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”) acquired Grady Hendrix’s novel Horrorstör, published by Quirk Books. And now word had come that Fox TV has given a put pilot commitment to “Horrorstör,” an hourlong dramedy inspired by Hendrix’s supernatural mystery.
Per Deadline, Berman, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage of Fake Empire, and Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) are executive producing the project with David Borgenicht, CEO of Quirk Books. Michael Vukadinovich will co-executive produce, and Hendrix will serve as a consultant. ABC Studios, where Fake Empire is under an overall deal, is the studio.
Written by Schwartz and Black List screenwriter Vukadinovich, “Horrorstör” will center on 26-year-old Amy. Newly sober, she lands a job at ORSK, the U.S. flagship of the European furniture superstore. It feels like just the opportunity she’s needed to get her life back on track, but as Amy comes to discover, the store actually preys upon its customers’ desires to a supernatural degree, selling products that make their wishes and fantasies come true in unexpected and insidious ways.
We’ll have more on the project as it comes so stay tuned!
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