1492 Entertainment has picked up the rights to IDW Publishing’s “Welcome To Hoxford”, the horror comic book mini-series written and drawn by Ben Templesmith, best known for co-writing the vampiric “30 Days Of Night”, which was also been adapted for the film in 2007 starring Josh Hartnet and was directed by David Slade.

First released in 2008, “Welcome To Hoxford” centers around a doctor, Dr. Jessica Ainley, and a deranged killer mental patient named Ray Delgado, who both find themselves trapped and fighting for their lives alongside other inmates at a private psychiatric institute, against a horde of bloodthirsty werewolves. 1492’s Chris Columbus plans to produce the adaptation, along with partners Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe.

Besides “Welcome To Hoxford” and his work with “30 Days Of Night”, Templesmith has also penned “Fell” alongside comic legend Warren Ellis for Image Comics, and is a multiple Eisner Award nominee for his own work, which include “Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse” and “Singularity 7”. He is also renowned for his own art, having done the art for Oni Press’s “Wasteland” and several art books of his own.

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By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)