Since horror is so big this year, Blumhouse Atomic wants to continue the momentum by snatching up all the IP it can . Its latest acquisition? Exquisite Corpses, an Image graphic novel from writer James Tynion IV, co-writer/artist Michael Walsh, and colorist Jordie Bellaire.

Blumhouse and Tynion’s Tiny Onion Studios are adapting the comic into a multimedia franchise. According to the Hollywood Reporter , this is part of a first-look deal between the two, something Tynion praised in a statement to press. “Every person in [the Blumhouse offices] and every filmmaker on their roster is dedicated to making great horror, and I’m thrilled to stand by their side and help bring these terrifying stories to life,” he said.

First released in 2025, Exquisite Corpses sounds like The Purge meets Ready or Not : every five years on Halloween, the country’s wealthiest families come together for a macabre game.…