Director Alex Ross Perry is about to become one of the many writer/directors who has entered into the world of Stephen King as he prepares to adapt the novel The Dark Half for MGM. Perry is hot off the success of his well-reviewed film Her Smell, starring Elisabeth Moss and released earlier in 2019. [caption id="attachment_858687" align="alignright" width="236"] Image via Pocket Books[/caption] Now, Perry has his sights on the world of King, one of the most frequently (if not the most frequently) adapted authors for film and television. According to Deadline, Perry will be …

20th Century Fox's Fear Street trilogy just got some serious indie cred. Alex Ross Perry, writer and director of Queen of Earth and the upcoming festival hit Her Smell, has signed on to direct the second installment in the upcoming film trilogy inspired by R.L. Stine's teen horror book series of the same name. Per THR, "Set in 1978, Fear Street 2 portrays Camp Nightwing divided by campers and counselors from Sunnyvale and, when local horrors come alive, everyone must band together to solve a terrifying mystery before it’s too late." Camp Nightwing was the setting …