Christian McKay Heidicker’s horror children bookScary Stories for Young Foxesis set to get an animated miniseries adaptation withGame of ThronesstarLena Headeyvoicing an undisclosed character. AsDeadlinereports, Headey’s company Peephole Productions will also take care of producing the adaptation, with Heidicker acting as executive producer.
Scary Stories for Young Foxesfollows an old fox who tells eight different interconnected stories about two young foxes and their struggles to survive in a harsh world. Even if the book is aimed at younger reads,Scary Stories for Young Foxesdeals with strong subjects, such as animal abuse, domestic violence and prejudice towards disabilities. Behind each individual story theme,Scary Stories for Young Foxesalso discusses why we tell scary stories and how they help shape us as we grow.
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To make the book even more disturbing,Scary Stories for Young Foxesuses creepy pictures, that mimics drawings made with charcoal. These images could be incorporated into the animated project, helping it to create a unique atmosphere. Especially because the goal of the adaptation is to be faithful to the book, including its most gruesome moments.
According to Headey, “kids aren’t daft, they know when we’re holding back the scary bits, so I’m so happy to be part of a great team to bring Christian’s book to life in a way that feels authentic.” As for Heidicker, the author says that first he was “worried that my book would be declawed — the scariest bits removed for sensitive viewers”, but now is confident that Headey will “elevate this project to a place of spooky sophistication.”
Scary Stories for Young Foxeswill be co-produced by the Kids & Family division of Boat Rocker. At this early stage of development, we still don’t have a release date or distribution details. However, you can expect to read everything aboutScary Stories for Young Foxesright here at Collider, as the miniseries production moves on.
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