Hollywood is set to adapt "Jeff the Killer," a well-known creepypasta horror story first published in 2008, following the success of Kane Parsons's Backrooms film. According to The Wrap, indie filmmaker Savannah Moss has teamed up with production and crowdsourcing studio Tongal to bring the character to the screen, marking the latest instance of internet horror lore being turned into a mainstream feature film.

Moss, who has more than 11 million followers online and is best known for short films such as Funny Bunny, will produce and help shape the project, while Tongal's platform will let members of the public pitch their own ideas for the story and characters. Jeff the Killer originated in October 2008, reportedly created by a user known as Sesseur, and centres on a disfigured teenage serial killer whose iconic image—featuring a stark white face, bulging eyes and a wide grin—remains of unknown origin. Moss, who says she grew up reading the creepypasta, has described wanting to make the character "terrifyingly real."