
In addition to writing, Howard will serve as one of the executive producers for Bloodsucking Darkness, which doesn't have a director at the time of this writing. RELATED: INTERVIEW: The Dark Inner Child of Horror Manga Artist Junji ItoĪccording to the initial announcement, this is just the first of three projects Fangoria Studios is aiming to adapt from the Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection manga, which VIZ Media published in English on April 16, 2019. Now another one of his stories, Bloodsucking Darkness, is getting ready to make the leap to a live-action feature film courtesy of Fangoria Studios and The Haunting of Hill House writer Jeff Howard. The horror manga of Junji Ito has graced the screen in many different ways, from live-action films like Higuchinsky's Uzumaki to the most recent anime attempt, Junji Ito Maniac: Tales of the Macabre, all to wildly varying degrees of success. Image via VIZ Media's Junji Ito page and new release Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection
