Blair Erickson will write and direct his feature film debut, The Banshee Chapter, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Based on real CIA secret programs, Chapter follows a young, female journalist tracking a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests. It is scheduled to start shooting next month in New Mexico.
Zachary Quinto’s Before the Door Pictures is producing the project with Sunchaser Entertainment.
“We are excited to branch out in our storytelling,” said Quinto. “The Banshee Chapter is an opportunity for us to tackle another film with its roots in reality, but through the lens of horror.”
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