After 'Backrooms,' Another Movie Based On A Viral Creepypasta Is On The Way

Another creepypasta is coming to the big screen. Get ready for every creepypasta that you read in middle school to receive a film adaptation. Following the massive success of A24’s Backrooms, Hollywood is in the middle of a mad rush to adapt other viral internet horror stories. According to reporting from TheWrap, Jeff the Killer is next on the list. The movie is being produced by filmmaker Savanah Moss and Tongal, a content-creation platform that links businesses with writers, directors, and production companies. Jeff the Killer is a creepypasta from 2008 about a 13-year-old serial killer who starts to murder after bullies disfigure his face. The character is often associated with an edited image of a man with a pale visage and unsettling smile. Savanah Moss is a TikTok creator and filmmaker known for “fever dream” horror comedy videos. Her latest post is a good example of her work, featuring lots of jump cuts and Lynchian strangeness. She released her first short film, “Funny Bunny,” in 2025. She currently has 11.4 million followers on TikTok. “What I’ve always loved about Jeff is how much of the character was built by the internet,” Moss said to TheWrap. “Jeff stuck with people