Director David F. Sandberg Heads to Hell With New Horror Film A LITTLE SLICE OF HELL at Paramount
Paramount Pictures is cooking up a new horror project, and it’s got a wickedly fun premise. David F. Sandberg is set to direct A Little Slice of Hell, a feature adaptation of John Goodrich’s short story that blends everyday retail misery with something far more demonic.
The story centers on two underpaid supermarket employees who come face-to-face with a customer straight from Hell. Literally. Turns out they probably should’ve taken that employee manual a bit more seriously. The original short story was published in the first issue of Assemble Artifacts, a short story magazine from Assemble Media.
The screenplay is being written by Greg Weidman and Geoff Tock, who previously worked on CBS series like Limitless and Zoo. They’re building the script from Goodrich’s story and an earlier draft by The Big Sick co-writer Emily V. Gordon.
Sandberg has a track record that makes him a perfect fit for this kind of horror with personality. He directed Shazam! and its sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods for Warner Bros. and DC, and together those films pulled in over $500 million worldwide.
Before stepping into the superhero arena, he played in the horror sandbox with films like Lights Out, and Annabelle: Creation. Most recently, he directed and produced an adaptation of the PlayStation video game Until Dawn for Screen Gems.
What makes A Little Slice of Hell especially intriguing is the everyday setting. Horror thrives when it invades the ordinary, and there’s something inherently unsettling about a fluorescent-lit supermarket turning into a battleground with a literal customer from Hell. It has the potential to mix workplace comedy with sharp, nasty horror in a way that feels fresh.
Sandberg knows how to balance scares with character, and if this one leans into the absurdity of its premise while keeping the tension high, it could be something really cool.
Source: Deadline