Screen Gems Launching Horror Lab To Create New Horror Movie Ideas
By Chris Evangelista/April 10, 2019 6:30 am EST
“We envision the Horror Lab as another step in the evolution of our label as a leading genre supplier,” said Steve Bersch, head of Screen Gems. “We pride ourselves on supporting next generation creatives and see this as another way to bring exciting new talent and ideas to global audiences.”
“With proof-of-concept emerging as a reliable source material for feature films, the aim is to work with filmmakers at the incubation stage to help actualize their concepts and grow the material organically through the development process,” added Ground Control founder Scott Glassgold. “We are providing a one-of-a-kind launch pad for horror filmmakers and films of tomorrow.”
The words from Bersch and Glassgold both sound very business-y, and not at all artistic, and that’s the type of talk that makes me cringe a little. But once you move beyond that, this is a promising idea. Horror Lab will be giving budding filmmakers a chance to go big, and if this move results in some great new horror movies, I certainly won’t complain. More horror is always a good thing. Now let’s just hope they don’t start throwing around terms like “elevated horror.” The project is currently in search of “a new battery of diverse filmmakers from around the world with strong, original horror concepts.”
