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Neon Sets Feature Adaptation of Sam Evenson’s Viral Horror Short ‘Mora’

The pickup signals Neon's deeper bet on genre films sourced from viral creators.

Overview

  • Neon tapped Sam Evenson to write and direct a feature version of his viral short Mora, marking his feature debut.
  • The film follows a displaced artist who is haunted after using an AI image model corrupted by dark web photos.
  • Neon will handle worldwide rights, with Spooky Pictures, Waypoint’s Cweature Features, and Iron Ocean producing alongside the studio.
  • The move extends Neon's recent focus on horror and repeat ties with Spooky Pictures and Waypoint after titles like Longlegs and Hokum.
  • Evenson is a VFX artist and runs the Grimoire Horror YouTube channel with more than 195,000 subscribers, with credits on Dune: Part Two, The Last of Us, and Thor: Love and Thunder.