Neon just dropped the first trailer for "Leviticus," and the concept alone is enough to crawl under your skin: an entity that takes the shape of whoever you desire most.
The film lands June 19, 2026, marking the feature debut of writer-director Adrian Chiarella.
The pedigree is loud. "Leviticus" comes from Causeway Films — the producers behind the 2022 breakout "Talk to Me" — and it already commanded a seven-figure deal out of Sundance.
Desire as the Monster
The premise is the hook. This is queer supernatural horror where the threat isn't a masked killer or a creaking house — it's longing itself. The entity becomes the person you want most, weaponizing intimacy into terror.
Early buzz is drawing comparisons to "It Follows," the modern classic that turned dread into something patient, inevitable, and impossible to outrun. If "Leviticus" lands that same creeping inevitability, Neon may have its next breakout.
The cast pairs fresh faces with a genre-savvy veteran. Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen lead, alongside Mia Wasikowska — no stranger to unsettling material — anchoring the ensemble.
Causeway's involvement is the headline for horror heads. "Talk to Me" became a phenomenon by taking a simple, tactile idea — a hand that lets you touch the dead — and squeezing every drop of tension from it. "Leviticus" appears to chase the same alchemy: one elegant, terrifying rule, executed with discipline.
The seven-figure Sundance price tag signals confidence. Festival buyers don't throw that kind of money at debuts without conviction.
Chiarella steps up to the plate with a concept that's both commercial and thematically loaded — desire, identity, and the horror of being truly known. Queer horror has been surging, and "Leviticus" arrives positioned to ride that wave.
The trailer promises atmosphere over gore, mood over jump scares. Whether it delivers the "It Follows" comparison or buckles under the weight of it, we find out June 19.
Mark the calendar.
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