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Dean Koontz’s ‘The Husband’ Goes Through Hell for His Wife

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My understanding was that horror writer Dean Koontz was fed up with Hollywood and we wouldn’t be seeing an of his book adapted to film any time soon. I guess enough time has passed as the author of Phantoms, Sole Survivor, Hideaway and Mr. Murder will have his novel The Husband adapted for the big screen by up-and-coming horror director Ole Bornedal. Read on for the skinny.Focus Features has acquired the rights from Random House to Dean Koontz’s novel “The Husband,” about an ordinary working man whose love for his wife is put to a harrowing series of tests over a 60-hour period.

Deal comes out of Focus Features’ multi-year partnership with Random House’s film division to develop, co-finance and co-produce feature films.

Focus, which will keep worldwide distribution and sales rights on the project, has attached Danish helmer Ole Bornedal (“Just Another Love Story”) to direct. Bornedal will write a new draft of the script, which was originally penned by Glenn Gers.

Remake rights to Bornedal’s “Just Another Love Story” and “The Substitute” have both been acquired by Mandate Pictures with Sam Raimi to produce through his Ghost House Pictures shingle.

Focus creative executive Matthew Plouffe is supervising the project for Focus production prexy John Lyons and Random House Films’ prexy Peter Gethers.

The Focus-Random House pact was first announced in November 2005.

Projects being developed under the deal include an adaptation of Yasmina Khadra’s “The Attack,” about a middle-class Palestinian doctor working in an Israeli hospital who discovers his wife may have been a suicide bomber, and Bob Drogin’s “Curveball,” about an informant who offers deceptive information to the United States government about biological weapons in Iraq in order to justify an invasion.

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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!

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As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.

Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:

Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.

Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.

Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.

Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.

Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?

Also check out:

The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.

Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.

And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.

These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.

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