Patrick Brice (Creep) is set to direct a feature film adaptation of Party & Prey, a graphic novel from creators Steve Orlando and Steve Foxe.
Published by AfterShock Comics in 2021, Party & Prey is billed as a “social horror-thriller with a bold genre twist.” The comic “tells the story of Alan, a wealthy, older gay man, who meets a confident and attractive young man named Scott at a nightclub.
“Their chemistry leads them to end up at Alan’s house, where the men’s dark secrets are laid bare and they have a night together neither of them expected.”
Legendary Entertainment and AfterShock Media are behind the upcoming adaptation, which was penned by Rob Forman (iZombie).
“From our nightmares to reality, in the best way possible!” Orlando said in a statement. “Here we are at a moment with Party & Prey that we never expected, but couldn’t be more excited for! This has been a story that’s clawed its way to life from the start, first from out of both my mind and Foxes, but as well from those of Alex Sanchez, Juancho! and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. And, of course—AfterShock! I couldn’t be prouder of this book—its lens, its action, its horror, and its representation across the board. We created the comic we wished would be on the stands, and now I couldn’t be more honored and energized for the world to see it on the screen!”
“Creating Party & Prey alongside Alex, Juancho, Hass my fellow Steve, and the crew at AfterShock was a taboo thrill all its own,” Foxe said, “an opportunity to tell a violent horror story entrenched in the gay community, without its rough edges sanded off for easier consumption. I can’t wait to see P&P interpreted into a new medium for an entirely different audience to discover.”
Words: Samantha McLaren (@themeatispeople)
