Horror fans, get ready for a meta-slasher treat. Christopher Landon, the mastermind behind the Happy Death Day franchise and the recent rom-com slasher Heart Eyes, is officially attached to direct a feature film adaptation of Grady Hendrix's bestselling novel The Final Girl Support Group. The project, which was originally in development as a streaming series at HBO with Charlize Theron producing, has now found a new home at Paramount Pictures.
Published in 2021, The Final Girl Support Group won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror Novel that year and has been praised for its clever deconstruction of slasher tropes. The story follows a group of women who have survived horrific massacres—the classic "final girls" of horror—who meet in secret therapy sessions. But when one of them goes missing, the others realize their pasts may not be as far behind them as they thought. It's a fresh, self-aware take on the genre that feels tailor-made for Landon's style.
Landon is no stranger to blending horror with humor and heart. He wrote and directed both Happy Death Day and its sequel, and recently produced the Prime Video adaptation of another Hendrix novel, My Best Friend's Exorcism. That 2022 film, directed by Damon Thomas and written by Jenna Lamia, starred Elsie Fisher and was a supernatural horror comedy that captured the quirky, emotional tone of Hendrix's work. Landon's familiarity with the author's voice makes him a natural fit for this new project.
The director has been on a hot streak lately. In 2025, he directed the mystery thriller Drop and co-wrote and produced Heart Eyes, a rom-com slasher that was so well-received it's already getting a sequel. He also contributed to the Paranormal Activity franchise, which helped launch his career in found-footage horror. With a third Happy Death Day movie in development, Landon is clearly a busy man—but The Final Girl Support Group seems like a passion project worth making time for.
For those unfamiliar with Hendrix, he's one of the most inventive horror writers working today. His novels include Horrorstör, a haunted IKEA satire; We Sold Our Souls, a rock-and-roll Faustian tale; and How to Sell a Haunted House, a family drama with puppets. The Final Girl Support Group is arguably his most famous work, and it's easy to see why: it's a love letter to slasher films that also subverts them in clever ways.
This adaptation is part of a larger trend of horror novels getting the big-screen treatment. While the original plan was for a series on HBO, the move to Paramount suggests a more theatrical approach. Given Landon's track record with genre films that appeal to both critics and audiences, this could be one of the most anticipated horror releases in the coming years.
If you want to get a sense of what Landon might bring to this project, check out the best horror movies based on books for some inspiration. And for a deeper dive into the slasher genre that The Final Girl Support Group lovingly skewers, our slasher movie hall of fame is a great place to start.
Stay tuned for more updates on casting and production. In the meantime, you can stream My Best Friend's Exorcism on Prime Video to see how Landon and Hendrix's previous collaboration turned out.
