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Emma Roberts to Lead Folk-Horror 'A Body in the Woods' From 'Hell House' Filmmaker

Pre-sales at Berlin’s European Film Market begin through debut sales firm Manifest Pictures.

Overview

  • Roberts is set to star as Alice Lincoln in the supernatural folk-horror feature A Body in the Woods.
  • Stephen Cognetti, creator of the Hell House LLC franchise, wrote the screenplay and will direct.
  • Dave Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group will produce and finance, with production slated to start in September 2026.
  • The film serves as the first title for Manifest Pictures, led by Yvette Zhuang and Zach Glueck, with backing from QC Entertainment and Gramercy Park Media.
  • Set at the turn of the century in the Marshall Woods, the story follows a woman keeping vigil over a miner’s body as unsettling phenomena escalate.