Gary Dauberman will adapt Stephen King’s vampire novel for the big screen.
Dauberman made his directorial debut last year with the hit horror sequelAnnabelle Comes Home, which he also wrote.
His other writing credits includeAnnabelle,Annabelle: Creation,The Nun, and theSwamp ThingTV show.
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Dauberman is a longtime fan of King.
“You know, you have Christopher Pike, you have R.L.
Stine, and then you graduate to Stephen King.
Hes like the gateway drug in terms of the adult horror world.
The news was first reported byThe Hollywood Reporter.
