MGM Buy Comic Book Mini-Series 'Criminal Macabre'

Criminal Macabre
MGM have picked up the film rights to Steve Niles' comic book miniseries Criminal Macabre for a mid-six against low-seven figures from Dark Horse Entertainment, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The first part of the five-part series debuted May 14 and sold out its first printing within one week. The entire series, which is described as a horror project with strong comedic elements, centers on the life and career of supernatural private eye Cal MacDonald, who doubles as a hit man, ridding contemporary Los Angeles of its underbelly of monsters, ghouls and vampires who live among the humans and come out at night.