The next book-to-movie adaptation is now in the works with award-winner Hannah Berry’s graphic novel Adamtine, released in 2012. The rights to the movie adaptation have been acquired by Wiip, a media company known for having a hand in the production of popular TV shows such as Craig Zobel’s Mare of Easttown and Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty. Although cinema has been redundant recently with the oversaturation of sequels and adaptations, the story of Adamtine and the team behind the production makes for a promising and exciting new horror movie. 

The Story of Adamtine 

The official synopsis of the graphic novel reads, “All people could do was speculate on the fate of those who vanished—strangers, seemingly random, unconnected—all plucked from their lives and never seen again. The notes found left behind, apparently describing some slender reason for their removal, were all that linked them. They were all delivered by one man. Rodney Moon had admitted seeing those who had disappeared and passed the notes but denied any involvement beyond that. Who wrote the letters, then? Moon shrugged during the trial. “It has no name,” he said. “It’s a bogeyman. A monster.” He was not mourned when the vengeful bereft finally found him. Some years later, four strangers, seemingly random and unconnected, all take the last train home. But something each of them has forgotten—or is trying to forget—is catching up with them, with a terrible, inexorable purpose. The devil is in the details, as they say.” Already, the suspense and tension are translated through the short description of the novel. The atmosphere is set for a horror thriller that should keep viewers glued to the screen, waiting to see how each storyline comes together and what unfolds next. It seems like a simple yet intriguing plot that will definitely grow into something more. The novel has great potential to play around with, especially in terms of visual storytelling once it is moved on screen. Overall, Adamtine does not seem like a bad investment so far.