Scary Madison's first project, titled Shortcut, is being called a "thriller," but synopsis describes two brothers coming across a "rarely used shortcut" and discovering why it's rarely used. It's probably safe to say it's something you'd find in the general "hack you to bits" category. Has there ever been a shortcut-gone-wrong story that wasn't horrific? As suggested by its name, the new venture is a branch of Sandler's Happy Madison production shingle, known for churning out comedies. If you're wondering whether Sandler is capable of scaring you, look no further than the short shorts he sports in You Don't Mess With the Zohan. Maybe that's what those brothers find lurking in the back roads.

Sandler won't be straying too far from the beaten path, though: Scary Madison will be looking to its happier sibling for talent. Shortcut will be directed by Nicholaus Goossen, who helmed Grandma's Boy for Happy Madison in 2006.