‘Dead Mall’ Comic Series Set for Movie Adaptation; Michael Varrati to Write Cosmic Horror Screenplay (EXCLUSIVE)

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Dark Horse comics series “Dead Mall” is making its way to the big screen.

Production company Not the Funeral Home has optioned writer Adam Cesare and artist David Stoll’s four-issue series for a feature film adaptation, Variety can confirm. Screenwriter Michael Varrati (“The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula,” “Fangoria Chainsaw Awards”) is set to tackle the script. In addition to the source material, Varrati will draw “from Cesare’s original story notes that include previously unseen material,” per a press release.

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