On May 13th, Epic Magazine and Vox published an article titled The Haunting of Girlstown. Written by Daniel Hernandez, it told the story of
a mass hysteria epidemic that spread through an all-girls boarding school. The outbreak, which may have had supernatural roots, took place at a strict Catholic school on the outskirts of Mexico City and afflicted a group of young women who came from impoverished families.
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A week later, it has already been announced that Blumhouse is developing a feature adaptation of the article and have hired TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID's Issa López to write and direct the film, which will be titled OUR LADY OF TEARS.
López had this to say about the project:
The moment I read the Epic article, I knew I wanted to tell this story. I myself attended a Catholic school in Mexico City. I grew up on a steady diet of supernatural visitations and miracles, and of the real life horrors that young girls who grow up in poverty face every day in Mexico, and around the world. Having the chance to tell that story with Jason (Blum) and his team, producers of such socially incisive genre classics like GET OUT, and of so many true horror gems, is a huge privilege. I couldn’t be more excited about this movie."
Jason Blum added:
The Blumhouse team was enthralled by the original article and Daniel’s deep reporting around such a terrifying and heartbreaking story. Ever since I first watched TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, I have wanted to find a project to collaborate on with Issa and I knew this was a perfect fit. I can’t wait for audiences to see her take on this material."
Blumhouse is collaborating with Epic Media on the adaptation. Blum will be producing the film alongside Epic's Joshua Davis and Arthur Spector, with Epic's Joshuah Bearman serving as executive producer.
We'll keep you updated as OUR LADY OF TEARS moves forward. In the meantime, you can read the article it's based on RIGHT HERE.
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