Writer-director Corrin Evans is being hailed as "the next big thing in genre" by Yellow Veil Pictures, with Joe Yanick praising 'Corpus' as "effortlessly sexy and cool." The partnership positions Evans as a boundary-pushing talent worth watching.
Sources close to the production say the film's supernatural elements caught buyers off guard—it's darker than the early marketing suggested. One insider describes it as "sexy, unsettling horror dressed up in 90s nostalgia."
'Corpus' world premiere is July 2026 at Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. The film was co-written by Evans and Lily Cowles, who also stars alongside Jeff Wahlberg ('Euphoria'). Joe Yanick of Yellow Veil called it "effortlessly sexy" upon acquisition.
Yellow Veil betting big on supernatural horror dressed in 90s nostalgia—and if the buzz holds, Corrin Evans just became the genre director to watch this summer.
The '90s New York nightlife scene is getting the thriller treatment, and it's darker than expected. Yellow Veil Pictures has officially boarded "Corpus," a debut feature from writer-director Corrin Evans that blends supernatural horror with late-night debauchery—premiering at Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival before hitting the sales circuit. The film follows Sayo (Jeff Wahlberg, "Euphoria"), described as a soulful nightlife photographer and small-time drug dealer navigating the summer of 1998 in New York City.
When his longtime friend and unrequited love interest invites him—alongside rising movie star Vince Marlowe—to an upstate party, what begins as promised hedonism takes a sinister turn upon arrival at a remote manor. There, they encounter three mysterious women: Billie, Wren, and Cata, whose "disturbing agenda" pulls the group into "a dark web of seduction and terror." The cast also includes Brodie Townsend ("Heartbreak High"), Michael Vlamis ("Pools"), Lily Cowles ("Antebellum")—who co-wrote the script alongside Evans—Nuha Jes Izman ("Yellowjackets"), and Ching Valdes-Aran ("The Equalizer").
Cowles is producing through her new production company, Dip Dip Dive, marking its first feature. The project also pulls backing from Pinky Promise Films' Sarah Mather and Thomas Wallis of Two Canz Films. Joe Yanick of Yellow Veil Pictures didn't hide his enthusiasm in a statement: "There is such excitement in seeing a debut like 'Corpus.' A film so effortlessly sexy and cool that pushes us outside our comfort zone.
We knew immediately that Corrin Evans is the next big thing in genre, and we're excited for the rest of the world to find out come Fantasia." Evans returned the praise, calling Yellow Veil "true movie lovers championing boundary-pushing and genre-bending cinema" who take risks on projects that don't fit neatly into categories. "Neither does 'Corpus' in all its sexy, supernatural strangeness," she added, expressing hope about the future of film through partnerships like this one.
With world sales launching post-premiere, industry observers will be watching closely to see if the Fantasia crowd responds to what sources describe as a darker, more unsettling project than early buzz suggested. For Evans, it's a definitive statement of intent—and potentially a breakout moment in genre filmmaking.
