The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news (“Burrowing Into Fearnet”) that a web series is in the works to serve as a prequel to JT (S&Man, Mimic: Sentinel) Petty’s upcoming underground monster movie The Burrowers. The 3-5 minute episodes will tell of a family trying to survive the wilderness after they release an evil force via infected deer meat (?), which I’m sure will make a lot more sense when we see it.
Fearnet also has plans for a live blog hosted by Petty detailing the making of the film, both of which will debut in December on the video on demand channel. And can I just say how happy I am that Fearnet came out of the gate swinging and have demonstrated a real set of testicles when it comes to giving horror fans what they want? A breath of fresh air if you ask me.
The Burrowers will be out in early 2008 via Lionsgate, one of the companies behind content providers behind Fearnet; keep it here for more on both movie and series very soon!