Birthright creators Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan are reuniting for Dark Ride, a new horror series from Skybound that takes place in The Scariest Place on Earth: Devil Land.
Dark Ride follows Owen Seasons, a lifelong fan of the horror-themed amusement park Devil Land, from his first day working at the park. On the surface, the scariest thing about Devil Land is the ride Devil's Due. But once Owen starts his new job, he learns behind-the-scenes secrets, including the truth about the park's reclusive owner, Arthur Dante. As it turns out, Devil Land isn't just a gimmick – it's actually terrifying.
"Two of my biggest obsessions have always been HORROR...and AMUSEMENT PARKS. So, I had to find a way to combine them into something new. It's a dream book I've been working on for a LONG time and it's been awesome to finally pull it together with Andrei and the whole Birthright team!" says Williamson in the announcement. "It's great to get back to horror after Nailbiter ended, and here we dive into some new themes with horror: What is scary in today's world? How can you create something scary when every day we're living in a horror show? Those are the themes I wanted to explore with DARK RIDE. Amusement Parks are meant to be a place of FUN...but here we really bring the HORROR."
Bressan adds, "It's safe to say that we're heading home! I'm really happy to be reunited with the rest of the Birthright clan once again! Hell! We usually tell people we are a team, but in fact, we are a living, breathing creature! And a hungry one too! At first you had us brandishing swords...but now, this time around ... well ... horror, right? I remember reading something that says 'In horror, the surface always lies. Nothing is what it seems to
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