A Hollywood bidding frenzy for the screen rights to Stephen King’s latest four-story novella, If It Bleeds, has ended with the horror author signing multiple options.As a result, four separate companies will carve up the book with Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum picking up the first story, Mr.
Harrigan’s Phone – about a ghostly device that works from beyond the grave – for Netflix.The American Horror Story creator and Blumhouse leader will produce with John Lee Hancock attached to direct.Meanwhile, Ben Stiller has snared the tale Rat for the big screen, and will reportedly act in, produce and direct a film about an author with writer’s block who makes a deadly deal with a rat.Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky has optioned the third book, The
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