Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1

Another comic is being worked on to come to the screen thanks to Netflix. BOOM! Studios' Something is Killing the Children is getting a series. Trevor Macy and Mike Flanagan, the duo behind The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep are co-writing and executive producers for the show. The comic is by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera.

Also executive producing are BOOM!'s Stephen Christy, Ross Richie, and Mark Ambrose. Tynion and Dell'Edera will be co-executive producers as well as Intrepid Pictures' Adam Fasullo. Macy and Flanagan will be the showrunners if the project goes forward.

Something is Killing the Children debuted in September 2019 with the first issue selling over 175,000 copies over multiple printings. The comic has seen over 1.2 million copies sold in the 18 months since it launched. It also has been translated into 10 languages as well as been nominated for Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Awards. The first collection that collects the first five issues has gone back to press four times. It was initially a limited series but became an ongoing due to the success of the series.

The series is about a town plagued by monsters that feast on children with a teen survivor telling a story that no adult believes. A mysterious woman, Erica Slaughter, arrives to take care of the monsters.