‘Starry Eyes’ Directors to Helm Visceral Exorcism Film ‘Thriving’

December 18, 2025 Bloody Disgusting

Starry Eyes and Pet Sematary directors Dennis Widmyer & Kevin Kölsch will next helm the exorcism horror movie Thriving, Deadline has learned.

In the film, a heartbroken young women’s escape to Ibiza’s hedonistic paradise descends into visceral horror when an amateur exorcism forces her to confront whether her unraveling mind is creating monsters or becoming one.

Production is set to begin in early 2026 in Canary Islands, Spain. Casting is underway.

Lily Drew and Stephen Andrew Martin penned the script.

Thriving is one of the inaugural projects from...