Emma Roberts (Scream 4, The Blackcoat's Daughter, American Horror Story) will find A Body in the Woods with a starring role in the upcoming witchy horror from Hell House LLC director Stephen Cognetti and The Monkey and Longlegs producer Dave Caplan.
Written by Cognetti, A Body in the Woods sees Roberts play Alice Lincoln, a woman at the turn of the century living deep in the Marshall Woods, a place long-plagued by legends of a menacing witch:
When Alice is left alone at her remote cabin to keep vigil over the body of an unidentified mine worker, unsettling disturbances in the dark lead Alice to fear the corpse may not be fully at rest. The appearance of a silent woman at the edge of the forest road traps Alice in a waking nightmare between the growing evil within and the nameless terror waiting beyond her door.
An official press release reveals that production on A Body in the Woods starts this fall, with Manifest Pictures launching international sales at the upcoming European Film Market.
In a statement, Cognetti, helmer of cult found-footage Hell House series and the recent 825 Forest Road which hit Shudder last spring, reminds us of Robert's scream queen credentials, calling her someone who “understands horror on a cellular level—how to balance vulnerability, strength, and terror”:
“My goal with A Body in the Woods is to deliver a high-concept horror film that tests the limits of fear—not just for our lead character, but for the audience sitting in the dark with her. I want people to leave the theater unsettled, questioning what they saw, and feeling like they survived something.
Caplan adds:
Stephen has consistently proven he can create terrifying, elevated immersive horror experiences. With Emma in the lead, A Body in the Woods is an undeniable package.
Look out for more on A Body in the Woods as we get it.
