Junji Ito’s ‘Bloodsucking Darkness’ Is Getting A Live-Action Adaptation

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Legendary Japanese horror mangaka/manga author and artist Junji Ito and FANGORIA Studios are set to produce Bloodsucking Darkness; a vampire tale from the beloved master of horror’s hit manga Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection. Executive Producer and screenwriter Jeff Howard (The Haunting Of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Oculus) has been tapped to develop the screen adaptation on behalf of FANGORIA Studios. Bloodsucking Darkness, a live-action feature film of Ito’s acclaimed works, is set to be the first of three stories that FANGORIA Studios plans to adapt from Smashed.  

“FANGORIA Studios is going to adapt my manga! I’m so excited to see how it will turn out,” said Ito. “I hope I get to see the trailer in my dreams tonight!”

Junji Ito began his career as a manga horror writer while working as a dental technician. He fully devoted himself fully to the manga business in the late 1980s, and in 1998 he began serializing Uzumaki in Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan). Since then, he has continued to publish unique works such as Gyo and Smashed.

“When I found out a live-action Junji Ito adaptation was going to happen, I chased after it with everything I had, because I just couldn’t live with anyone else getting there before me. The combination of fear and feelings is where I always want to be,” said Executive Producer and Screenwriter Jeff Howard

“Ito’s stories and visuals are pure nightmare fuel. The team at Fangoria is honored to be working alongside Junji Ito. We are excited to bring the horror found in the pages of his work to life onto the biggest screens possible,” said Armen Aghaeian, SVP at Fangoria Studios.

Tara Ansley, Aghaeian, and Abhi Goel will produce under FANGORIA Studios alongside Yasu Kutami and Tsubasa Yamaguchi of Amuse Group USA. Phil Wurtzel will serve as an Executive Producer through his production company Friel Films. Jeff Howard and Kevin Nicklaus will serve as Executive Producers along with Ryan Lewis and Joe Riley from Zero Gravity Management.

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