Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”) is no stranger to supernatural creatures, but his latest project will have him facing off against one of folklore’s most feared cryptids: The Jersey Devil. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw 2), The Barrens finds Moyer playing a family man who takes his wife and kids camping in the New Jersey Pine Barrens where the Jersey Devil is believed to live.

Bousman tells Variety:

I don’t want to turn it into a cheesy creature feature. It’s about the characters for me, and having watched Stephen for years on ‘True Blood,’ I have no doubt he’s the right leading man.

Bousman, who wrote the script (said to be in the vein of The Shinning), will produce The Barrens with The Genre Company and some other rich guy named John Eckert. Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the film next fall.

Moyer is, of course, best known for his portrayal of vampire Bill Compton on the Showtime series “True Blood.” The 41-year-old British actor has also starred in the apocalyptic actioner Priest, the supernatural thriller The Caller, the Al Pacino serial killer drama 88 Minutes, the home invasion frighteners Restraint (with a nude Teresa Palmer), and Open House (with wife and “True Blood” costar Anna Paquin).