Daniel Farrands, best known amongst horror fans as the director of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, is continuing his tour through true crime with American Boogeyman, based on the untold story of the intrepid detective and rookie FBI profiler who pursued serial killer Ted Bundy.
ScreenDaily reports that Chad Michael Murray, known for his roles in Warner Bros.’ beloved House of Wax remake, Lionsgate’s The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, and the CW’s “Riverdale”, stars as Bundy, with Voltage Pictures securing worldwide rights to the thriller and Fathom Events releasing it theatrically across the US on August 16.
“Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.”
Rounding out the cast are Lin Shaye (Insidious, The Grudge) and Holland Roden (Sony’s upcoming Escape Room 2, MTV’s Teen Wolf).
Farrands also helmed the “true crime” films The Amityville Murders, The Haunting of Sharon Tate, and The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.
Fathom has also secured US theatrical distribution rights to Voltage Pictures’ recently announced companion piece ‘Monster Prequel’ American Boogeywoman about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, which is also directed by Farrands and stars Peyton List, Tobin Bell, Lydia Hearst, Nick Vallelonga, Swen Temmel, Meadow Williams, and Andrew Biernat.
Fathom will release that film in select US theatres on September 20. Voltage and Dark Star Pictures handle downstream rights.