If you were a fan of the psychological dread that Josh Malerman brought us with Bird Box and Incidents Around the House, you’ll want to pay attention. After more than two years in the works, the feature film adaptation of his haunting short story, A Ben Evans Film, is now officially in pre-production! This isn’t just standard horror. It is a uniquely unsettling ride that mixes dark comedy, psychological madness, and intimate, gut-wrenching tragedy. The Plot That Crosses the Line Between Art and Decay The story centers on Ben Evans, a “larger-than-life filmmaker.” Ben has one major, slightly inconvenient problem: he struggled to complete his passion project while his parents were alive. His solution? He decides to cast his deceased parents as the stars of his movie. As Ben chases this twisted vision of cinematic bliss behind the camera, his creative process violently spirals into madness, blurring the terrifying line between art, obsession, and death. If that doesn’t sound like the best kind of grotesque, character-driven horror, we don’t know what does! The Star and the Masterminds Sky Elobar plays the titular role of Ben Evans, known for his unforgettable, boundary-pushing performance in The Greasy Strangler. If anyone can handle
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