Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water, Take Shelter), Margaret Qualley (The Substance), and Drew Starkey (Hellraiser, Queer)  are set to star in Jeff Nichols’ King Snake.

Qualley and Starkey play a couple in King Snake, “who inherit a farm in rural Arkansas and must conquer the demons, both physical and metaphysical, that haunt its legacy. Forces of good and evil collide in a terrifying film where real-world challenges crash headlong into otherworldly creatures and myths.”

FilmNation is financing the Southern gothic horror movie and launching sales out of the American Film Market.

“Jeff is a singular filmmaker and King Snake will bewitch and enthrall audiences around the world with a startling new vision of the supernatural forces that hover just beyond our everyday perceptions,” said FilmNation CEO Glen Basner.

Nichols, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Sarah Green will produce the Southern gothic horror film in association with Range Media Partners.

Deadline first reported on the film.