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Screen Gems Lands Rights To Crypt TV’s Horror ‘Island Of The Dolls’ In Competitive Situation

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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Crypt TV’s horror Island of the Dolls, based on the infamous, true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City, in a competitive situation.Located in the channels of Xochimilco, La Isla has become a tourist attraction with a mysterious and horrifying history.

For decades, dolls were placed all over the island by former owner Julian Santana Barrera, as he believed they would help chase away the spirit of a girl who had drowned nearby years before.The island has previously been featured on the Travel Channel show Ghost Adventures, as well as BuzzFeed Unsolved.

Jack Davis and Darren Brandl will produce the Island of the Dolls film for Crypt TV, alongside Ana de Diego of Spark & Riot, who brought the story to Crypt and was key in acquiring the rights.

Michael Bitar is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. The producers worked with Barrera’s descendants to secure their rights, and will look to tell the story with respect to the heritage of the island and Barrera, with the family contributing his original journals and more.

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