Author J.A. White‘s children’s fantasy-horror novel Nightbooks (published by Katherine Tegen Books in 2018) is getting a feature adaptation from Netflix, and Deadline reports today that Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis (The Curse of La Llorona) have come on board to write the script. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing for their Ghost House Pictures.
“The tale follows Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, who is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.”
Producers also include Mason Novick and Michelle Knudsen of MXN Entertainment.
