Marlon Wayans is flipping his horror-comedy hustle with a creepy new sport present whereas engaged on the “Scary Movie” reboot.

Marlon Wayans is getting freakier than ever with a creepy new TV venture and a reboot of one in all his most iconic horror comedies.

The comedian-turned-horror head is teaming up along with his longtime producing associate, Rick Alvarez, to carry the South Korean hit Midnight Horror Story to the U.S., and it’s going to be bizarre in one of the best ways.

Wayans and Alvarez, by way of their Ugly Baby Productions firm, are linking up with Smart Dog Media—the identical crew that turned The Masked Singer right into a popular culture beast.

The American model of Midnight Horror Story is ready to combine horror, comedy and a complete lotta bizarre power, which is mainly the Wayans model wrapped in a single.

The authentic present, created by Munhwa Broadcasting Company (MBC), is already 5 seasons deep in South Korea.

It’s mainly a spooky storytelling competitors with a twist. Celebrities sit at a desk, choose scary tales despatched in by viewers and act them out whereas telling the tales.

After every story, a “spirit audience”—a mixture of digital and in-studio folks—decides how scary it was by lighting candles. Each candle means a spirit bought spooked.

Whoever will get probably the most candles wins.

And realizing Wayans, that steadiness of creepy and comedy goes to hit otherwise. He’s already confirmed he can pull it off with A Haunted House and The Curse of Bridge Hollow on Netflix.

And if that wasn’t sufficient, Wayans can also be bringing again Scary Movie—yep, that Scary Movie.

He’s co-producing and acting in Scary Movie 6, which drops in June 2026. Not solely is he rejoining the franchise, however he’s additionally bringing again OG scream queens Anna Faris and Regina Hall.

Filming kicks off this fall.

Wayans is clearly on a mission to personal the horror-comedy lane. From revamping cult classics to importing hit sport exhibits, he’s ensuring the scares maintain coming—with numerous laughs in between.

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