After the success of Backrooms, it’s no surprise that horror-related internet sensations are getting picked up and turned into movies. I must confess, however, that I didn’t guess that Siren Head would be next, or that horror heavyweight Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) would be attached to the project along with Whalefall writer/director Brian Duffield.
The Hollywood Reporter, however, broke the news that Warner Bros. just picked up the rights to that project in a bidding war before everyone left town for the Fourth of July weekend. At present, it’s believed that Cregger and Duffield will co-write the script for a Siren Head movie, which Duffield will also reportedly direct.
Siren Head originated in 2018, when creature designer Trevor Henderson posted an image on Instagram of a giant-sized being with long, spindly arms and legs. Where the head should have been are two giant bullhorn sirens. Henderson included the following in the caption:
She was on vacation with her husband and they were scoping out graveyards on the way, as you do, when she saw it. Rising out of the old cemetery, big as an old (macabre) telephone pole. Was this some kind of bizarre art piece the authorities hadn’t gotten wise to yet? Even as she stepped out of the car, the megaphones on its “head” screeched to life. “NINE. EIGHTEEN. ONE. CHILD. SEVENTEEN. REMOVE. VILE.”. A buzzing, doubled voice screamed random words at her. At this point, it jerked into motion, striding down the hill towards her.
The image became an internet sensation, with folks creating fan art, videos, video games, and more. It ran (please forgive me), so six-seven could ramble. An elaborate mythology also developed around Siren Head, which reportedly will be the source from which Cregger and Duffield will draw to craft their story.
This project is still in its early days, so no news on casting, including on who will play Siren Head.
