Cineverse has acquired North American rights to French Belgian body horror Else, Deadline reports.

The debut film from Thibault Emin follows “the blossoming romance between an introvert man and a confident woman, which is threatened when a strange epidemic causes the infected to merge with their surroundings.

Trapping in a shapeshifting nightmare, the couple face choices around whether they will merge for love.”

Cineverse will release Else on July 8 via Fandor and all digital platforms.