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‘The Nun’ Director Tackles New Horror Pic ‘Lure’ For Universal

by Thomas Tuna
written by Thomas Tuna

Belly up to the bar.

Lure–a new horror feature from Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes–is on the drawing board, according to a report on Deadline.

The film–directed by Corin Hardy (The Nun) from a screenplay by Chris Bernier (Halloween Ends)–is based on the haunting of King’s Tavern, said to be the most haunted building in Mississippi. In fact, one of the resident ghosts is believed to be the murdered mistress of one of the bar’s original owners.

Michael Bay and Brad Fuller will produce the film, and Matt Reilly will oversee the project for Universal. Cameron Fuller will serve as executive producer.

Hardy’s debut feature–2015’s The Hallow–bowed at Sundance, and went on to win Best Horror Film at the Empire Film Awards and Best Feature at Fantastic Fest. His second film–The Nun–hit theaters in 2018 and became the highest-grossing film of The Conjuring franchise with $366 million at the worldwide box office.

Keep reading Horror News Network for the latest on Lure.

 

Thomas A. Tuna is a comic book veteran who began his writing career back in the ’70s with Charlton Comics, contributing to such horror titles as Ghost Manor, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves and Ghostly Haunts. Most recently, he has served as a writer and editor (with more than a smattering of horror yarns) for such comic book websites as Hyper Epics and Red Moon Features. Some of his favorite horror flicks include Jaws, Salem’s Lot, Dracula (with Frank Langella) and Blade. His favorite horror comic books? Tomb of Dracula (by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan) and Swamp Thing (by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson).

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