Warner Bros. is officially tapping into the internet’s collective nightmares. Following a five-way studio bidding war, the studio has snagged Siren Head, based on Trevor Henderson’s iconic viral horror meme. If that isn’t enough to get you to double-check your Wi-Fi connection, the creative muscle behind it should. Brian Duffield (No One Will Save You) is set to direct from a script he’s co-writing with Barbarian mastermind Zach Cregger.
Cregger and Duffield will produce alongside Vertigo’s Roy Lee, Andrew Childs, and Scott Glassgold. Henderson is on board to executive produce his terrifying creation.
A Terrifying IP
This is exactly the kind of youth-oriented, internet-native IP that major studios are aggressively chasing after A24 struck gold with their Backrooms adaptation. For the uninitiated, Henderson first unleashed Siren Head onto the web in 2018. He digitally composited a hand-drawn, 40-foot-tall, emaciated humanoid predator into real-world photographs.
The monster stalks rural towns and forests. It mimics distorted audio broadcasts—like emergency sirens, static, or voices—to lure in unsuspecting prey. The IP truly blasted into the mainstream in 2020 when YouTube titan Markiplier ( Iron Lung) began covering it. It sparked millions of fan-generated views across social media.
A Deadly Duo
The creative duo behind the camera is booked and busy for the rest of the year. Duffield has his highly anticipated survival thriller Whalefall swimming into theaters via 20th Century Studios on October 16th, while Cregger is dropping his highly buzzed-about Resident Evil movie starring Austin Abrams on September 18th. But once the fall blockbusters clear out, expect all eyes to turn to the woods—and whatever is broadcasting from the trees.
