Up next from Suitable Flesh and “Tales from the Void” director Joe Lynch is horror comedy Buzzkill, and Deadline reports that Billy Magnussen and Lulu Wilson have been set to star.
Lynch will direct from a screenplay by Colin McLaughlin.
The horror comedy comes with an amusing premise: “a small Texas town terrorized by a creature that can only be seen by people who are drunk.”
It’s described as a mix of A Quiet Place and Another Round, with Magnussen starring as the “recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims. With the annual brewery festival fast approaching, the whole town is about to get wasted. Red must face his demons and pick up the bottle one last time to take down the monster and save his town for good.”
Wilson will play Lydia, Red’s vengeful little sister.
Brothers Dane and Cole Eckerle are producing through their company, Bad Grey. “Colin has crafted a story that’s equal parts hilarious, scary, and action-packed — an entertaining romp from start to finish,” said Dane Eckerle.
Lulu Wilson is no stranger to horror, known for her work in The Wrath of Becky, Ouija: Origin of Evil, “The Haunting of Hill House”, and more. Billy Magnussen previously starred in “Black Mirror” and Velvet Buzzsaw. Lynch is also known for genre efforts including Everly, Mayhem, and “Creepshow.”
Buzzkill is set to go into production in early 2026 in Texas.
Billy Magnussen in ‘No Time to Die’