Published in 1996 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, Stephen King‘s The Regulators has been tapped for a feature film adaptation, Deadline is reporting this afternoon.

Bohemia Group has optioned the film rights, Deadline lets us know this afternoon, with George Cowan on board to adapt the Western horror-thriller for the big screen.

“The Regulators is the story of the peaceful suburban life on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio that is shattered one fine day when four vans containing shotgun-wielding “regulators” terrorize the street’s residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to venture outdoors.

“Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins and the street now ends in what looks like a child’s hand-drawn western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is an evil creature who has taken over the body of an autistic boy whose parents were killed in a drive-by shooting several months earlier.”

“I’m delighted that the excitement of ‘The Regulators’ is coming to the screen,” Stephen King told Deadline in a statement. “This is going to be good.”

“We could not be more thrilled than to be working with the prolific Stephen King and his team on this project,” said Bohemia Group’s CEO, Susan Ferris. “The novel’s themes and characters resonate so powerfully, and we are looking forward to making an incredible film.”

“Working with Stephen King is a long-time wish fulfilled,” added Bohemia Group’s Justin Ross. “Susan and George and I look forward to doing the novel and its author proud.”

The Regulators is a “mirror novel” to King’s Desperation, taking place in parallel universes.

Below, you can hear our weekly Stephen King podcast, The Losers’ Club, break down the book.