George Raymond Richard Martin is on fire right now.
Game of Thrones is a certified television hit, with 13 Emmy nominations.
A Dance with Dragons, the fifth of a planned seven novels in the epic fantasy series
A Song of Ice and Fire debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and went on went on to be #1 on both Publisher's Weekly and USA Today Bestsellers lists. Now, GRRM is set to tackle the horror genre. Mike the Pike Productions, Inc. is set to develop
The Skin Trade as a feature film.
Here's the official synopsis of the novella:
"When a string of grotesque killings begins to strike her small city, private detective Randi Wade becomes suspicious. A serial killer is taking the skin of its victims and the grisly murders remind her all too much of her own father's death almost twenty years ago. As the police hit a dead end, Randi goes on a search for answers of her own... But when a close friend suddenly becomes a target, he is forced to reveal a startling secret about himself and Randi is quickly pulled into a dark underworld where monsters exist and prey on the living."
The film will reportedly have a budget of $60-80M and will purse A-list talent for the director's chair and cast.
George R.R. Martin is the author/creator behind HBO's smash success, Game of Thrones, which was recently nominated for 13 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Writing. His work in fantasy has garnered him the title of "The American Tolkien" and was named among the prestigious 2011 TIME 100.
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