Christopher Golden’s Snowblind Being Adapted as Limited TV Series

Twelve years ago, more than a dozen people disappeared in a blizzard that besieged the small New England town of Coventry. An unknown horror lurked outside amidst the whipping winds and teeth-chattering temperatures, and now it's about to make a comeback in Christopher Golden's novel Snowblind. Published in January by St. Martin’s Press, the book has already been optioned for television.

Deadline reports that Universal Television and David S. Goyer (Man of Steel) have acquired TV rights to Snowblind and plan on adapting it as a limited series. Goyer is set to oversee development and executive produce along with Golden and Pete Donaldson. A prolific writer in the horror genre whose credits include original Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels and the zombie story Soulless, Christopher Golden has another couple of novels in the adaptation stages: Joe Golem and the Drowning City, which he co-authored with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, as well as Tin Men. Here's the official plot synopsis of Golden's Snowblind from his website:

"The small New England town of Coventry had weathered a thousand blizzards . . . but never one like this. Icy figures danced in the wind and gazed through children’s windows with soul-chilling eyes. People wandered into the whiteout and were never seen again. Families were torn apart, and the town would never be the same.

Now, as a new storm approaches twelve years later, the folks of Coventry are haunted by the memories of that dreadful blizzard and those who were lost in the snow. Photographer Jake Schapiro mourns his little brother, Isaac, even as – tonight – another little boy is missing. Mechanic and part-time thief Doug Manning’s life has been forever scarred by the mysterious death of his wife, Cherie, and now he’s starting over with another woman and more ambitious crimes. Police detective Joe Keenan has never been the same since that night, when he failed to save the life of a young boy . . . and the boy’s father vanished in the storm only feet away. And all the way on the other side of the country, Miri Ristani receives a phone call . . . from a man who died twelve years ago."

If you're a fan of Stephen King and his work, then you might also like Snowblind, as King himself had these kind words to say about Golden's novel:

“Snowblind is instantly involving and deeply scary. It will bring a blizzard to your bones (and your heart) even in the middle of July. Throw away all those old ‘it was a dark and stormy night’ novels; this one is the real deal. And watch out for that last page. It’s a killer.”

We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on this story as it develops.