#Sam Raimi Is Producing Supernatural Rom-Com, You’re Dead Helene

Raimi seems especially excited to work with Blanchart, who has won many awards including an Oscar-qualifying Grand Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival for his “You’re Dead Helene” short. As Raimi said to Deadline, “The film is touching and terrifying. Michiel is one of the few modern directors that can balance humor and terror, and he does it in an exciting new way.” A high compliment coming from one of the other modern directors who can balance humor and terror. I can’t imagine how Blanchart felt when he heard Raimi say that, but I know I would be thrilled.

On the production side, Raimi will be joined by Rob Tapert from his very own Ghost House Pictures production company, which has put out some killer films including “The Grudge” and the 2013 “Evil Dead” remake. The pair will also be joined by Michaël Goldberg and Boris Van Gils at Playbox Pictures. To top it all off, TriStar Pictures has acquired the film and will have Caellum Allan oversee the project on their end.

Unless you’ve already caught the short at a film festival, you’ll have to wait until it hits theaters before you can soak up that heady combination of horror, comedy, and romance. If you’re desperate to sink your teeth into something similar, I’d definitely recommend “Nina Forever,” which combines love and horror in an unusual, but inventive way. We clearly need more horror rom-coms, and it’s exciting that Raimi and Blanchart are stepping in to fill that gap.