Film and TV Adaptations of ‘Something is Killing the Children’

Key Points

• Adaptations: Something Is Killing the Children is being adapted into both a live-action film and an animated series.
• Producers: James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera will executive produce the projects alongside Blumhouse.
• Storyline: The comic features Erica Slaughter, a hero who fights monsters that prey on children.
• Awards: The series has won multiple awards since its release in 2019.

Don’t send your kids to camp: Something Is Killing the Children, Boom’s long-running horror comic from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, is getting two adaptations.

You may recall Netflix was going to adapt the comic, but now Blumhouse is in charge, and it’s taking a two-pronged approach with a live-action feature film and an adult animated TV series. Tynion and Dell’Edera will both executive produce the show, while Tynion will EP on the film alongside Boom’s president of development, Stephen Christy. Dell’Edera will also co-produce the film, as will Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum.

“Finding a partner who understood the potential of Erica Slaughter and the world Werther Dell’Edera and I have built was crucial, and we have found that partner in Jason Blum,” said Tynion. “Nobody understands horror better than Blumhouse, and I can’t wait for the world to see what we all have planned together.”

“It’s easy to see why audiences and critics alike have praised Something Is Killing the Children,” added Blum. “James and Werther’s comic book series taps into our most primal fears, luring us into a fascinating world and introducing Erica Slaughter, the ass-kicking hero we all wish we had to fight the monsters that lurk in the dark.”

First released in 2019, the comic centers on Erica Slaughter, who travels the country slaying monsters that kidnap and kill kids, and has the ability to see the monsters well after she’s grown up. The series has been a hit since its initial release and won several comics awards over the years for Tynion’s writing. Its final issue was released this past February, but there’s several spinoff books, including Fall of the House of Slaughter and the crossover miniseries Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children, which are both releasing in 2026.

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