Howard for 'Adventures Of H.P. Lovecraft'

Ron Howard is eyeing the director's chair for comic book adaptation The Strange Adventures Of H.P. Lovecraft, reports Variety.

Based on Mac Carter and Jeff Blitz's Image Comics graphic novel, the story centres on influential horror writer Lovecraft as his creations spring to life in the real world. The comic also explores the family tragedies and bouts of mental illness that plagued Lovecraft.

Carter will write the screenplay and executive produce for Howard's Imagine Entertainment and Universal. The studio snapped up the rights to the project because it bears similarities to its back catalogue of monster movies, including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and The Wolf Man.

Howard's next movie Angels & Demons opens on May 14.