A Bird Box Sequel Novel Titled Malorie is Coming This Year from Author Josh Malerman

Chances are, you have heard plenty of talk about Netflix's Bird Box over the last few months. You probably also know the film was based on a book by Josh Malerman and naturally had a few deviations from the original story. Nonetheless, whether you loved it or hated it, we have some interesting news on where the story goes from here in the form of a follow-up book on the way from the same author.

Malerman revealed the news during an interview with Esquire, in which he discussed the Netflix film and answered a few questions about it, also announcing his next book, Malorie, in the process. However, this novel won't follow new characters at all and will instead continue the story of the main character, who was played by Sandra Bullock in the movie. You can read Malerman's explanation for deciding to take this approach in the excerpt below.

The author wouldn't reveal much about where the story was headed, except that it picks up in a similar vein of trying to make things work in this world and that we will learn more about both Malorie and the creatures in the next book. Whether or not we get a full origin of the monsters remains to be seen, but it certainly looks like this sequel will expand the lore in a big way after the first book and Netflix adaptation took the world by storm.

Malorie will be published later this year on October 1st.

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Chris Morse

Programmer by day, writer by night. Having grown up surrounded by plenty of horror movies and video games, it only made sense for Chris to combine all of these passions into one place: Dead Entertainment. Whether he's working on designs, tinkering with the platform, or just writing up the latest horror news, he's sure to be hard at work keeping the wheels turning on this website no matter what time of day it is. When not coding or gaming, you can find him donning a Cheesehead and heading to the Midwest to cheer on his favorite NFL team, the Green Bay Packers. #GoPackGo

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