The creators of the ‘Conjuring’ are set to develop a brand new horror franchise.
Chad and Carey Hayes have deliberate the thought round one of many world’s most infamous haunted homes, the LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans.
The constructing hasn’t allowed any public entry since 1932 and was made notorious by its resident, Madame Lalauire, a socialite who tortured quite a few slaves there within the early 1800s.
The Hayes brothers revealed that they ”love” writing movies that incorporate true tales.
They mentioned: ”We love writing movies wherein we get to inform tales – incorporating reminiscences that folks can search for and uncover did in reality occur. With the LaLaurie home we get to do precisely that.
”There is a wealth of documentation of a really darkish and horrifying previous of true occasions. Not to say that after spending a while there, what we personally skilled was actually unnerving.”
The home has had a number of house owners, reportedly together with Nicolas Cage, however is now owned by Michael Whalen, who supplied the Hayes brothers with entry.
The siblings are contemplating writing the primary screenplay for the movie inside the home itself.
The franchise shall be developed and produced by the Hayes brothers, Doug McKay, Cindy Bond and Michael. Local historian Andrew Ward can also be consulting on the challenge.
The ‘LaLaurie Mansion’ franchise shall be made by the Hayes brothers in collaboration with the newly-launched ‘Faster Horse Pictures’, which is run by Bond and McKay.
Bond commented: ”Building a horror franchise begins with the IP, and for us to have the ability to faucet the LaLaurie Mansion, and it is twisted historical past, is a serious coup for Faster Horse.”
McKay added: ”The LaLaurie Mansion is as scary a spot as there’s on the planet and we cannot maintain again in giving viewers the total impact. Chad and Carey could have their palms full, however they’re true masters in cinematic retellings of disturbing materials.”
