Ankle Snatcher, another horror story from author Grady Hendrix, who previously wrote My Best Friend’s Exorcism, is getting a feature film adaptation courtesy of Sony Pictures.

Hendrix is due to write the screenplay and act as producer alongside Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Tony Shaw, and Adam Goldworm. As Deadline, who broke the story, reports, Ankle Snatcher was released in September 2023 as part of Amazon Original Stories’ Creature Feature collection, which comprised of six original stories written by New York Times bestselling authors Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Mott, and Chandler Baker.

The story follows “Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you. Marcus still heeds the superstition, especially when he invites his new girlfriend over. Is Marcus haunted by a creature or has he just inherited his father’s murderous delusions? The night will tell.”

Grady Hendrix has become one of horror literature’s trendiest authors, with adaptations of his other novels How to Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires all at various stages of development at Legendary, Max, and HBO, respectively.