Universal Wins Right For Snapshot 1988

 

According to report, Universal has grabbed the rights to Joe Hill’s novella Snapshot 1988, a recently released horror story about a boy who takes care of his apparently demented elderly housekeeper. Director Mike Flanagan and his writing partner Jeff Howard are in talks to write the script.

Snapshot 1988 tells the story of a 13 year old boy who begins taking care of an elderly housekeeper, whom he thinks is in the stages of dementia. But her memories are actually being stolen by a man called The Phoenician, who collects people’s memories using a camera. The novella has already sparked comparisons with the Netflix TV series Stranger Things, so we can bet that a film version will take us even deeper into the world of 1980s nostalgia.

As for Flanagan and Howard, there’s no doubt that they both know horror. While I do not have strong hopes for the new Ouija film, Before I Wake has been receiving some positive critical buzz but I’m afraid that there’s just no telling how good their best will really be.