This Reddit horror story is SO popular that it’s being turned into a film starring Sydney Sweeney!

And Sydney Sweeney is making sure of it. After projects like the Julianne Moore-starrer Echo Valley, Amanda Seyfried-starrer The Housemaid and an untitled Christy Martin film, the Euphoria alum has zeroed in on her next — another thrilling horror project. But this one isn’t just any other script. What if we told you that the premise of the film, was a fictional story penned by a Massachusetts-based teacher?!

Joe Cote penned the story almost 4 years back, posting it to the r/nosleep sub, a sub-Reddit notorious for serving up some of the best consumer-written horror content — fictional, inspired or even real (we mean, who really knows?) — and now, the high school English teacher’s Gone Girl-esque tale is getting its very own Hollywood spin, what with Warner Bros picking up the project following a competitive bid. And not only did Sydney come on board to star and co-produce the film, but also brought along Oscar-winning Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth to write the script for the film. Just to let you know how high the stakes are for this Reddit find-turned Hollywood biggie, Eric’s writing credits span a delectable round up of projects — The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Star Is Born (2018), Dune: Part One (2021) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) to be exact.

Wondering what was so ominously irresistible about the Reddit original? The story revolves around a young woman showing up to a family’s home, 10 years after their 18-year old daughter went missing. Her plan is to convince them that she is in fact their long-lost daughter and only stay the night to steal some valuables and run off. But things obviously go south as they do in any horror-thriller worth its salt!

Has this got all the horror fans up and excited?