Verve represents Texas Chainsaw Massacre rights holders in A24 deal
Variety reports that Verve’s horror roster spans the Texas Chainsaw Massacre auction, Final Destination filmmakers and online creator Trevor Henderson.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Variety’s November profile puts Verve horror representation in the spotlight after the talent and literary agency represented the rights holders in the bidding for film and television licenses to Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
According to Variety, A24 won the auction against offers from 101 Studios, Amazon MGM, Blumhouse, Neon, Netflix, Paramount, Sony and Universal. The studio attached Obsession director Curry Barker to a film and Glen Powell to produce a television series inspired by Leatherface.
How is Verve involved in horror?
Verve represents people and rights holders working across writing, producing, directing and acting. Partner and motion-picture literary agent David Boxerbaum told Variety that horror has been a long-running specialty for the firm, rather than a newly discovered lane.
The firm’s co-founders, Adam Levine and Bryan Besser, told Variety that deals involving its horror clients helped lift revenue by nearly 20% for a second consecutive year. The figure is a company disclosure reported by Variety, not independently verified financial reporting in the available record.
Agent Michael Bitar told the publication that horror projects have often been driven by their central concepts, and that filmmakers are increasingly treated as creative stars alongside the actors audiences see on screen.
Which horror creators does Verve represent?
Variety pointed to Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors of 2025’s Final Destination: Bloodlines. The trade outlet reported that the New Line revival cost $50 million and brought in nearly $320 million worldwide. It also said Verve arranged 12 development projects for the pair, including Gremlins 3 at Warner Bros. and Metal Gear Solid at Sony, where they have a first-look deal.
Another client, Canadian illustrator and world-builder Trevor Henderson, sold his digital-born horror property Siren Head to Warner Bros. as a feature film, Variety reported. Zach Cregger is set to co-write the project.
Variety also reported that Verve agent Josh Rahm helped steer Matthew Lillard toward work in the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise and Amazon’s Carrie series reboot from Mike Flanagan.
The reported deals show the firm working with established horror franchises, directors and internet-era creators. They do not establish an industrywide ranking for Verve, but they form the basis of Variety’s account of the agency’s growing horror business.
This story draws on original reporting from Variety.