Horror and comedy are fascinating sibling. At face value, they feel like opposite ends of a spectrum (the great distance between the emotions of fear and joy), but both artforms are about eliciting a particular reaction from audiences, and timing is a crucial part of both. If one needs evidence of this special genre relationship, one need only look at the tremendous career transformations of filmmakers Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger in recent years – and after seeing all of their success, I am elated that Bill Hader is now ready to make a scary splash of his own.
According to Deadline, Hader is now attached to make his directorial debut writing and helming an original horror film titled They Know – and he is also set to star. Hader previously helmed 18 episodes of the critically acclaimed HBO show Barry, but this will be his first time making a feature and it sounds like he'll be heading to much darker places than the black comedy series.
