The Creators of THE CONJURING Franchise Are Developing a Series of Horror Movies Based on The LaLaurie Mansion
The creators of The Conjuring franchise, Chad and Carey Hayes, have launched a new production company called Faster Horse Pictures. The plan is to develop a series of haunted mansion horror films through this production company.
The new franchise will be built around the real-life LaLaurie Mansion, which is located in New Orleans. This is said to be one of the most notorious haunted houses in the world. Thousands of tourists flock to the mansion every year even though there hasn’t been any public access to it since 1932.
The house was made infamous by its resident Madame Lalaurie, “a New Orleans socialite and serial killer who tortured and murdered numerous slaves there in the early 1800s. After her crimes were exposed following a house fire in 1834, she fled the city and was never arrested.”
Nicolas Cage actually owned this mansion at one point. It’s now owned by Michael Whalen, who is a partner and collaborator with the Faster Horse production company. The Hayes brothers have obviously visited the site and are considering writing the first draft of the screenplay inside the house itself. It’s also reported that parts of the films they make will shoot on-site.
I’m familiar with the LaLaurie Mansion and this could seriously make for a great and terrifying horror franchise! The Hayes bros. had this to say in a statement:
“We love writing films in which we get to tell true stories – incorporating moments that people can look up and discover did in fact happen. With the LaLaurie House we get to do exactly that. There is a wealth of documentation of a very dark and frightening past of true events. Not to mention that after spending some time there, what we personally experienced was truly unnerving.”
Well, I want to go spend some time there! I’m up for having some unnerving supernatural experiences! But, these films might end up being the closest thing we get. Producer Doug McKay said:
“The LaLaurie Mansion is as scary a place as there is in the world and we won’t hold back in giving audiences the full effect. Chad and Carey will have their hands full, but they are true masters in cinematic retellings of disturbing material.”
What do you think about a horror franchise being built around the LaLaurie Mansion?
Source: Deadline