The Hole in the Ground filmmaker Lee Cronin is set to direct an episode of the upcoming Quibi horror anthology series 50 States of Fright, the new brainchild from Sam Raimi. Each episode of the series will depict a famous urban legend or folktale from a different State. Lee’s episode – 13 Steps to Hell, from writer Sarah Conradt-Kroehler – will be a Washington based story.
Various announced cast for the series so far includes Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Travis Fimmel (Vikings, Warcraft: The Beginning), Christina Ricci (Monster), Jacob Batalon (Spiderman: Homecoming), Ming-Na Wen (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story), Ron Livingston (Office Space) and Asa Butterfield (Sex Education).
Other directors include Sam Raimi himself (The Evil Dead), Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), Daniel Goldhaber (CAM) and Cate Devaney (Sinister, Deliver Us From Evil, Dr. Strange). Producers are Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand ALTER, Diga Studios and Pod 3.