Yahoo News There's a new horror/sport genre named Sporror. Really.
There's a new genre in town, and its name is Sporror. Oh, how we wish we were joking.
The name is pretty self-explanatory – it is a mash-up of sports and horror movies, and is all thanks to a new collaboration between studios.
Global content studio Gunpowder & Sky has teamed up with Mandalay Sports Media, according to the folks at ComingSoon.net.
They also have the first movie of the genre lined-up – a (yes we have to say it) sporror film called Lucky Number.
The movie, written by Aaron Cooley, follows a professional basketball star who has to pay up on a deal he made with the devil, turning into the most frightening killer in cinematic history.
Lucky Number will apparently feature pro athletes as well, all of whom will be horror fans.
"There are few places more frightening than a dark, empty arena, and the sports landscape is full of strange and authentically frightening characters," said Jon Weinbach, Mandalay Sports Media's executive vice president.
"We've never seen a mash-up between horror and sports, where everything from a hockey skate to a nacho cheese vat can be dangerous – or even deadly."
Hmm, it does sound a bit silly, doesn't it? Though saying that, they thought the same about Space Jam and… oh wait, that did turn out to be silly. As you were.
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