Jeepers Creepers Sinks Its Needle-Like Teeth Into Dynamite

Dynamite Entertainment has signed a licensing deal to bring MGM's cult-favorite horror franchise, Jeepers Creepers to comics and graphic novels.

Dynamite stated in their announcement:

"When it comes to out-and-out creepiness in horror films, there's a reason that Jeepers Creepers has the very word in its title. From one of the scariest opening sequences ever filmed, to the moment of the creature's full visual reveal, and to the further evolution of The Creeper's strange physicality and tastes in the sequel, the franchise adds layers and layers of spine-tingling creepiness with every twist and turn. The folks here at Dynamite are going to have so much wicked fun with this project. Hop into The Creeper's rusty terror-wagon and join us for the ride!"

Creative teams for the project were not announced by Dynamite.

In the 2001 film, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off a desolate country highway by a maniac in a beat-up truck… and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe. But when they stop to investigate, they discover that the grisly reality at the bottom of that pipe is far worse than they could have ever suspected: The Creeper - an ancient, winged monstrosity with needle-like teeth - awakens every 23 years for 23 days, terrorizing victims and using the scent of their fear to identify what replacement body parts he can harvest to maintain his immortal existence. Celebrated by horror maestro Clive Barker as "the most scary, stylish horror movie I've seen in years", Jeepers Creepers - starring the talented actors Justin Long and Gina Philips - had a record-breaking theatrical release and spawned a successful sequel, wherein The Creeper menaced a broken-down bus full of high school athletes.

Jeepers Creepers 2 was released in 2003 and Jeepers Creepers 3 is scheduled to be released this fall.