Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, the two preeminent production companies working in horror, have completed their long awaited merger, Blum announced on Tuesday.
“Our deal is …. Done. @blumhouse and #AtomicMonster have officially joined forces,” the producer wrote on X, in a message accompanied by a reel showcasing both companies’ libraries. “The preeminent homes for horror are now under one roof.”
The merger news comes just ahead of release of Night Swim, the supernatural horror pic marking the feature directorial debut of Bryce McGuire, which is produced by both companies. Starring Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon, the film hits theaters via Universal Pictures on January 5th. Previously teaming on last year’s horror hit M3GAN, the companies were first reported as being in advanced talks to merge in November 2022.
Under the merger, the companies will continue to operate as separate labels, with each maintaining its own creative autonomy and brand identity. The alliance is expected to increase their combined output, with Atomic Monster to utilize Blumhouse’s existing infrastructure to scale its activities across film, TV and new content areas including games, live experiences and audio. Going forward, Atomic Monster will also benefit from the first-look deal with Universal Pictures that Blumhouse is currently under, having come to the conclusion of its own deal with Warner Bros.
Blumhouse is known on the film side for horror franchises like Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Halloween, The Exorcist and The Black Phone, among many others. Atomic Monster, meanwhile, is famous for work on film series like The Conjuring, Insidious and Saw. The companies have collectively grossed over $11.6B worldwide since 2004, with horror projects making up the majority of that total. Wan, as a director, counts the highest grossing DC movie of all time in his Aquaman, which he followed up with the recently released Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Since December 22nd, the latter has grossed over $255M worldwide.
View Blum’s X announcement below.