Paramount Announces Animated Horror Comedy for Oct 13 2028

Director Dan Trachtenberg will helm a new animated family horror comedy, with Paramount Animation setting a thematically perfect release date of Friday, October 13, 2028. The film is an adaptation of the indie comic "Freddy the 13th" by Yehudi Mercado, who will codirect the project alongside Trachtenberg.

The story follows Freddy VanWinkle, a self-described unlucky horror enthusiast whose family vacation takes a supernatural turn when he accidentally kills the legendary Boogeyman. In the process, Freddy inherits the monster's mystical powers and mantle, plunging himself and his niece and nephew into a cross-country adventure. He must now protect his family from rival creatures seeking the title while trying to break the curse.

Announced as a PG-rated feature, the film is described by the studio as bringing "scares and laughs to the whole family," aiming for a tone akin to spooky Halloween classics. The project marks Trachtenberg's first full-length animated directorial credit, though he previously directed the animated "Predator: Killer of Killers" for Hulu. He is best known for his work on the Predator franchise, including "Prey" and "Predator: Badlands," as well as episodes of...