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

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.