Bad Idea Announces ‘It Demands Sacrifice’ — ‘Bambi’ Meets ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

Bad Idea has announced its newest title, the Prestige Format horror miniseries, It Demands Sacrifice, from screenwriter and principal writer behind Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots, Philip Gelatt, and Brightburn filmmaker David Yarovesky, artist Adam Pollina (X-Force, Pyrate Queen) and colourist Dean White (Conan the Barbarian). A comic book series that, judging from the synopsis and art preview, is a rural horror seen through the eyes of a very brave goat taking on a group of depraved Satanists.

Here’s more on this fascinating new series:

“In a quiet farm, Bronson, the youngest and smallest member of a close-knit family of goats, lives an idyllic life of sun-drenched fields, fresh hay, and sibling rivalries. His greatest concern is proving to his older siblings — and, more importantly, his imposing father — that he is more than just the runt of the herd.

Then, in a single night, everything changes.

A drug-fueled, sex-obsessed satanic hippie murder cult descends on the farm, slaughtering the family who raised and protected the goats before abducting Bronson and his loved ones. Deep in the wilderness, beneath a blood-red moon, hundreds of cult followers gather for an ancient ritual. Their purpose: to sacrifice the goats and summon a ravenous demon from beyond.

Now, the fate of his family rests on the shoulders of the one creature least prepared to save them.

Innocent, outmatched, and absurdly cute, Bronson must summon a courage he never knew he possessed as he confronts knife-wielding cultists, unspeakable horrors, and forces far beyond his understanding in a desperate attempt to rescue his family before they are offered up in blood.”

Speaking of this take on a horror staple, Gelatt stated:

“We wanted to approach the genre from a new angle, something that could make it feel fresh, dangerous, and genuinely shocking again. And somehow that led us to a story with murder cults, ritual sex magick, adorable goats, and an enormous amount of heart.” 

It all started with a simple question: what if a goat decided to fight back against the satanists trying to sacrifice it? Which probably tells you everything you need to know about the kinds of things Dave thinks about in his spare time.”

Yarovesky added:

“We took the emotional DNA of movies like Bambi  and The Lion King and smashed it headfirst into the raw terror of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Last House On The Left to create something that’s equal parts adorable and deeply disturbing,” said Yarovesky.

“On the surface, it looks like a story designed to shock and terrify you, and it absolutely will, but underneath that is something much more personal. It’s a fable about the stories we tell ourselves, how they can become prisons that define the limits of our lives, and how dangerous it is to let other people’s perception of you determine who you are. And at the center of all of it is Bronson. Trust me, you’re going to f*%king love Bronson.“

It Demands Sacrifice #1 is out in October from Bad Idea with ideas contributed from artists Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Feral) and Patrick Horvath (Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees), Brett Bean (I Hate Fairyland, D’Orc), Alex Pardee (Cul-De-Sac), and Skottie Young (Spider-Man, X-Men).

And if you’re lucky enough to be attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con, you could grab a con exclusive of the first issue at the Bad Idea panel on Friday, July 24th at 5:00 PM in Room 32AB. Every one in attendance will be given one.