Through the Lens Entertainment (TTLE) and FANGORIA are teaming up to adapt Junji Ito’s short stories into films. The news first broke last year when FANGORIA revealed that it would be adapting “Bloodsucking Darkness.” Now, it’s adding the short stories “Haunted House Part 1” and “Part 2” to that list.

All three of these stories can be found in Ito's story collection, Smashed, but the latter two have slightly different titles: "The Mystery of the Haunted House" and "The Mystery of the Haunted House: Soichi's Version."

Aditya Chand, owner and filmmaker at Through The Lens Entertainment, commented: “Having been born in Kobe, Japan, my love for manga and anime runs deep and has meant a lot to me growing up. Working with a visionary manga creator like Junji, alongside a foundational platform for horror culture like FANGORIA, pushes the boundaries of what East-West collaboration can achieve in the modern era.”

Meanwhile, FANGORIA Studios Senior Vice President Armen Aghaeian commented: “It’s important to recognize the universal appeal of horror stories; there’s no better way to begin our partnership with Through the Lens Entertainment than with the stories of legendary horror author and artist Junji Ito. After all, they all scream in the same language.”

It was previously revealed that Jeff Howard had been tapped to write “Bloodsucking Darkness.”

This comes shortly after the news that Uzumaki, The anime adaptation of Junji Ito's manga of the same name premieres on Adult Swim on September 28.

VIZ Media publishes Crushed by Junji Ito in English and gave this description for it:

Crushed Plot

Try not to be noticed when eating the secret nectar, or you will be crushed… What horrible events happened to create the Earthbound—people trapped in a certain place for the rest of their short lives? Then, a strange haunted house comes to town, but no one expects it to lead to a true hell… Welcome to the world of Junji Ito, a world with no escape from endless nightmares.

Source: Press release

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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, as well as its sequel, Manga art for everyoneand the first manga chalk book of its kind Manga Chalk Artboth illustrated by professional Japanese manga artist Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.