Dark Horse Comics has announced a partnership with Hammer Films to release a graphic novel spin-off of the upcoming Overture Films release Let Me In.  The official press release states:

“While the storyline of the companion graphic novel is being kept under wraps, Dark Horse Comics and writer Marc Andreyko (Manhunter, Predators) are working with Hammer to create a chilling and exciting comic that will incorporate some of the film’s characters and mythology with some fresh themes. The Let Me In graphic novel will be distributed in stores in conjunction with its theatrical release from Overture Films in October 2010.”

Let Me In is a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed 2008 Swedish film, Let the Right One In, and will be directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield).  The film is being produced by one of the greatest horror houses of all time (and personal fave of mine), Britain’s newly reborn Hammer Films, and will be distributed by Overture Films.

Word on the street is that this will be just the beginning of a series of “co-branded original graphic novels and comic books” from Dark Horse and Hammer Films.  It even sounds promising that Dark Horse would even look to classic Hammer horror films for new comic and graphic novel materials.  Dark Horse Publisher, Mike Richardson states:

“From the beginning, Dark Horse has always eyed the most inventive stories and creators.  The existing Hammer Films library represents some of the most exciting horror stories ever told.  ‘Let Me In’ is easily one of the most chilling and exciting horror stories to come along in years. As we have learned time and time again, comics provides the perfect place to expand on the storyline.”

Let’s see, Dark Horse Comics paired with the studio that gave us Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing horror films?  I’m in, I’m in, I’m ALL IN!

And just in case you are unfamiliar with the storyline, Let Me In tells a terrifying tale about an alienated 12-year old boy named Owen (Kodi Smith-McPhee) who is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Oscar nominated actor Richard Jenkins). A frail, troubled child about Owens’s age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long, the two have formed a unique bond.

Be on the lookout for the Dark Horse graphic novel and the Hammer Films release of Let Me In later this year.  In the meantime, enjoy the trailer for the original Swedish film, Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson:

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