Having orchestrated scares to the tune of $365 million at the worldwide box-office with The Nun, director Corin Hardy is set to return to the genre for Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes haunted house horror Lure.
Deadline reports that Hardy will move from the terrifying streets of Gangs of London to the most haunted building in all of Mississippi with Lure.
At this stage plot details are scarce, but the story is reportedly based on the haunting of the real-life King’s Tavern, with one of its spooky tenants being the murdered mistress of one of the tavern’s original owners. The oldest building in the city of Natchez, the King’s Tavern dates back to the 1700s, and is believed to be haunted by several ghosts. In the 1930s, the skeletal remains of three bodies were found hidden in the wall behind the fireplace, and there have been reports of hearing babies crying, mysterious reflections appearing in mirrors, and an unoccupied bed giving off warmth as if someone was sleeping in it.
Hardy’s breakout was with 2015’s The Hallow, which weaved similar small-town folklore into a successful slice of cabin in the woods horror. Following that he spent a few years attempting to get the The Crow to take flight with Jason Momoa, before he directed the most lucrative installment of The Conjuring Universe to date with The Nun.
The script for Lure is currently being written by Chris Bernier, who most recently worked on Michael Myers swansong Halloween Ends.
Originally published March 22, 2023. Updated March 21, 2023.
