Sleepover sets Jacob Chase and Blumhouse reunion for October 2027

Insidious: Out of the Further director Jacob Chase is set to return to Blumhouse Atomic Monster for Sleepover, a horror film scheduled to reach theaters on Oct. 8, 2027. Deadline reported that Universal will present the Cinescape Entertainment production.

The date gives the project a specific Friday slot in the 2027 fall release calendar. Deadline said Universal had previously held Oct. 8 for an untitled Blumhouse Atomic Monster film.

When is Sleepover with Jacob Chase coming to theaters?

Sleepover is currently slated for a theatrical release on Oct. 8, 2027, according to Deadline. No cast, production timetable or detailed plot information was included in Deadline’s report.

Chase will direct from a screenplay he wrote with Bryce McGuire. The script is based on an original short story by McGuire, Deadline reported.

The project has been billed as a “quintessential sleepover nightmare,” which is a promotional description rather than a full synopsis. For now, the announced genre is horror.

Who is making Sleepover?

Jason Blum is producing, Deadline reported. Chase, McGuire and Bea Sequeira are attached as executive producers, while Lilly Tyson is overseeing the film for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.

• Director: Jacob Chase
• Screenplay: Jacob Chase and Bryce McGuire
• Source material: An original short story by Bryce McGuire
• Producer: Jason Blum
• Executive producers: Chase, McGuire and Bea Sequeira
• Release date: Oct. 8, 2027

The new film follows Chase’s work on Insidious: Out of the Further. Deadline reported the Insidious entry opened the previous weekend before the Sleepover announcement.

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are presenting Sleepover, according to Deadline. The report did not identify actors or provide further story specifics.

This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.