The Occupant
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This is the story of a 100-year old Victorian home offered up for free, with the caveat the new owner has to put it on a flatbed and move it from the lot it occupies. Naturally, we learn there is no such thing as a free house.
The story follows Chloe, who lives in the town where the home is being moved. She and her boyfriend Mason are disappointed to see it’s going to be plopped onto the empty lot where the neighborhood kids go to drink, smoke and lose their virginity. They decide to explore the structure before the homeowners move in.
They soon learn that the house is haunted, and its supernatural occupant begins to turn itself loose on members of its new neighborhood, with horrifying results. It becomes a full fledged scare fest.
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New Line Cinema distributes in the US.
Blair Butler (Hell Fest, Polaroid, The Invitation) is set to write the script, based on the short story by Victor Sweetser.
Zach Cregger (Barbarian) produces.
Also described as a "reverse haunted house story. Instead of a family moving into an abode, here a historical house is moved for preservation purposes into a neighborhood."
Described as "one part Poltergeist mixed in with Stephen King."
It's said that this movie is based on a 39-page haunted house short story by first-time writer Victor Sweetser. Apparently the story caused a bidding war between several big studios, including Paramount, Lionsgate and Amazon. New Line Cinema ultimately won the project.