07-27-2020, 03:47 PM
Netflix Spends Big On The Rights To Reddit Horror Story
<p>If you're an aspiring horror writer with an established Reddit account, the tale of "My Wife And I Bought A Ranch" is a dream-come-true. <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/07/netflix-7-figure-horror-short-story-my-wife-and-i-bought-a-ranch-shawn-levy-james-wan-scott-glassgold-1202994855/">Deadline</a> is reporting that Netflix has won the rights to a short story posted to the No Sleep subreddit. You can see the post <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/f5up4c/my_wife_and_i_bought_a_ranch_in_the_mountains/">here</a>, although the full story is divided across six parts.</p><p>The story, about an ex-marine and his wife who purchase a ranch and soon find out that there's a malevolent force at work there, was written by Matt Query. It's well-regarded among the No Sleep community, and has received 3000 upvotes since the first part was posted five months ago.<br /><br />The rights to the story were bought for a figure in the low seven-figure range, likely meaning between $1-5 million. </p><p>The script will be handled by his brother, Harrison Query, who is <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/netflix-developing-modern-three-musketeers-movie-1196242">already working</a> on a Three Musketeers project for the streaming service. Scott Glassgold and Ground Control Entertainment are producing, but talks are underway with potential co-producers, including Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen at 21 Laps (Stranger Things) and Aquaman-director James Wan's Atomic Monster.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflix-spends-big-on-the-rights-to-reddit-horror-/1100-6480193/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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<p>If you're an aspiring horror writer with an established Reddit account, the tale of "My Wife And I Bought A Ranch" is a dream-come-true. <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/07/netflix-7-figure-horror-short-story-my-wife-and-i-bought-a-ranch-shawn-levy-james-wan-scott-glassgold-1202994855/">Deadline</a> is reporting that Netflix has won the rights to a short story posted to the No Sleep subreddit. You can see the post <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/f5up4c/my_wife_and_i_bought_a_ranch_in_the_mountains/">here</a>, although the full story is divided across six parts.</p><p>The story, about an ex-marine and his wife who purchase a ranch and soon find out that there's a malevolent force at work there, was written by Matt Query. It's well-regarded among the No Sleep community, and has received 3000 upvotes since the first part was posted five months ago.<br /><br />The rights to the story were bought for a figure in the low seven-figure range, likely meaning between $1-5 million. </p><p>The script will be handled by his brother, Harrison Query, who is <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/netflix-developing-modern-three-musketeers-movie-1196242">already working</a> on a Three Musketeers project for the streaming service. Scott Glassgold and Ground Control Entertainment are producing, but talks are underway with potential co-producers, including Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen at 21 Laps (Stranger Things) and Aquaman-director James Wan's Atomic Monster.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflix-spends-big-on-the-rights-to-reddit-horror-/1100-6480193/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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