Neon Adapting Sam Evenson’s Viral Horror Short ‘Mora’ Into Feature Film (EXCLUSIVE)

By Brent Lang

Brent Lang

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Neon, the independent studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has enlisted Sam Evenson to adapt his viral short film “Mora” into a full-length feature. The film, which Evenson will write and direct, centers around a displaced artist who becomes haunted by a mysterious woman after using an AI model corrupted by dark web images.

In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Evenson is also a VFX artist, and the creator of Grimoire Horror, a genre-based YouTube channel with over 195,000 subscribers. His viral short films have attracted tens of millions of views on YouTube, and been widely seen across social platforms. He has worked on visual effects on the Academy Award-winning “Dune: Part Two,” HBO’s “The Last Of Us” and Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.”

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