"JumpScare" the animated horror series for children

Scholastic Entertainment, the media division of Scholastic, is partnering with premium animation producer Mainframe Studios (a division of Wow Unlimited Media, Inc.) to develop and produce JumpScare, an animated horror series for viewers aged 8-12. Man of Action Entertainment, the team of American writers behind Ben 10, was included in the project to write and develop the animated series.

The new animated series will include adaptations of four independent school books along with an original Man of Action story. Iole Lucchese, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Scholastic Entertainment (Clifford the Big Red Dog characteristic, Animorphs characteristic); Senior Vice President and General Manager Caitlin Friedman (The magic school bus); and VP of Creative Development and Television Production Jef Kaminsky (Clifford) will produce from Scholastic Entertainment, along with Mainframe President and CCO Michael Hefferon and Senior Vice President Gregory Little.

The comment of the authors

“The horror genre continues to be extremely popular and is always among our bestsellers. These four titles lend themselves perfectly to layered stories of personal discovery, full of suspense and surprise twists to keep readers in suspense, ”Lucchese said.

“We are so excited to be working with Mainframe Studios and Man of Action to create content that expands on the plots of these popular titles in a fresh and dynamic way, as well as bringing the new Man of Action story to the screen for the first time. time, ”Kaminsky said.

“We are delighted to be working with our great partners, Scholastic Entertainment and Man of Action, to continue pushing the boundaries of Mainframe's storytelling,” said Hefferon.

Little added: “Each of these disturbing and atmospheric stories features child characters who use their brains, courage and friendships to battle supernatural forces. These are the kinds of stories that kids share and challenge themselves to watch. "

The history of JumpScare

The first season of the appropriate name JumpScare it will contain five distinct "ghosts". Teenage protagonists throughout the series will be forced to contend with spirits trapped between worlds in haunted places such as abandoned homes, nurseries and cemeteries. Although the series is made up of stories in their own right, they all exist within a "shared universe" and will ultimately be connected in surprising and terrifying ways. Each story will come to life through a different style of animation, created specifically to parallelize and elevate their respective tones.

The school books that inspire JumpScare

• End of the summer by Joel A. Sutherland - Four children are inexplicably drawn to an old abandoned children's sanatorium on a remote island off the coast. In an attempt to unravel the mystery behind its closed doors, friends are drawn into a deadly struggle between the restless spirits of past inmates and the killer who trapped them there.
• Agony House by Cherie Priest, illustrated by Tara O'Connor - While her family tries to convert an old New Orleans home into a bed and breakfast, Denise is plagued by whispering voices, strange noises and electric shocks. Could the answers be hidden in an old comic he finds in the attic?
• The forgotten girl by India Hill Brown - Plagued by nightmares after discovering an abandoned and segregated “Black Only” cemetery in her backyard, Iris's life is intertwined with a jealous and demanding ghost who is determined to carry out some unfinished business. Iris must do everything in her power to help this vengeful soul, or risk getting lost in the eternity of being forgotten.
• The dead girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender - Delia isn't sure what to think when her great-aunt leaves her family home in her will. But when she is horribly trapped within its walls, she discovers that the house was once a madhouse for "problem" girls, many of whom still haunt the corridors. Delia quickly discovers that ghosts are the least of her worries, though… as something even darker and more insidious lurks in the basement of the house.