American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis is set to make his directorial debut with a horror film project titled Relapse, and Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn is set to star in the movie.
Relapse is described as an “elevated horror” movie this is the description: “Fueled by his unstable personality and the invading power of social media, Matt’s paranoia grows, messing up with his rehabilitation program. As he starts using again, a mysterious presence starts growing around Matt, and a monster that has been haunting him since he was a teenager reveals itself. His therapist tries to help, convinced that the monster is actually in Matt’s head.”
Ellis talked about the project saying: “I grew up watching the iconic horror movies of the 1970s. I’ve written ‘Lunar Park,’ a horror novel, as an homage to Stephen King. It seems appropriate that my first feature would be a horror film. There is a simplicity to Relapse that seems like the perfect form for my directing debut: something direct and impactful.”
Ellis said he’s “never seen a monster movie in the kind of upscale L.A. setting I wrote about and I am familiar with. He went on to describe Relapse as a “monster movie with (his) signature characters—young, handsome, rich—at the center.” He also said it was “a personal movie. It will have my strokes: sex, drugs and paranoia. It will also be a fun, lush, and commercial feature film for a lot of people to enjoy.”
Ramy Nahas, SND’s head of international sales, said “Relapse combines the look and feel of the horror genre with the unique perspective of Bret Easton Ellis. It is the perfect mix of the themes Bret is famous for within a monster feature film. A cult author, a rising star actor and a captivating script.”
Producer Simon Wallon said Ellis has a “unique voice and vision as a writer. There is nothing more exciting than being by his side while he is inventing his filmic language alongside collaborators. Having SND’s and Adrian Guerra’s experiences in the field to engine this project is what Relapse truly needs.”
Nicolas Rolland, who is producing the film at SND, says Relapse will have a “tangible and cinematographic presence, like in The Thing, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Host or Alien.”
This should make for a great and interesting horror movie!
Source: Variety
