Neon has acquired the US rights to Southern gothic supernatural horror film, King Snake.

Margaret Qualley (The Substance) and Drew Starkey (Queer) star as a young couple who inherit a farm in rural Arkansas and must conquer the demons, both physical and metaphysical, that haunt its legacy.

Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all six of Nichols’ previous features, also stars.

Jeff Nichols‘ (Mud, Take Shelter) wrote and directed the film.

Nichols and his Tri-State Pictures partners Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Sarah Green are producing in association with Range Media Partners. FilmNation’s Stacey Snider & Glen Basner serve as executive producers.

Variety first reported on the acquisition.