Overview

• Monika Kim’s debut novel earned praise from The New York Times and won the 2025 Bram Stoker Award for a first novel.
• Lee will both write the screenplay and direct her first feature adaptation at Searchlight.
• Monika Kim will executive produce the film, collaborating with the creative team on the adaptation.
• The horror narrative follows a Korean-American college freshman whose fixation on consuming human eyes probes misogyny and Asian fetishization.
• Casting remains unannounced as the project enters early development under Searchlight’s oversight.