Rogue’s House is ‘Infested’

Scott Sigler’s thriller novel Infested, to be published by book publisher Random House, Inc.’s imprint Crown Publishers in the U.S. and Canada next spring, has been acquired for development by Random House Films and Rogue Pictures. Andrew Karpen and Andrew Rona, Co-Presidents of Rogue Pictures, part of NBC Universal; and Peter Gethers, President, Random House Films, a division of Random House, Inc., made the announcement today.

The thriller by acclaimed horror and science fiction writer Scott Sigler is the first in a series of at least two books. Crown Publishers recently secured a world rights multi-book deal with Sigler, while the filmmaking partnership now holds rights to both Infested and the as-yet-untitled second book in the series. Adrienne Biddle and Alex Heineman will oversee Infested for Rogue Pictures. Valerie Cates, Executive Story Editor, will oversee the project for Random House Films.

Infested details a race against escalating terror, as a CIA black-ops specialist and a Center for Disease Control scientist team up in the struggle to contain a parasite that is rapidly spreading across America. This bug’s bite turns ordinary people into crazed serial killers. The trail of corpses – of both the killers and their victims – soon leads to an infected man, Perry Dawsey, fighting a bloody battle for control of his own mind and body. Can Dawsey stave off his – and humanity’s – nightmare?

Karpen and Rona said, “Readers and listeners worldwide hang on Scott’s every word. Infested is ideal for the type of smart genre moviemaking that Rogue cultivates.”

Gethers added, “We’re delighted to partner with Rogue to turn this truly scary and entertaining novel into what surely will be an equally frightening and enjoyable film.”