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Horror short Mr. Thisforthat is getting a feature makeover courtesy of Alexandre Aja, Craig Flores and Peter Luo.

Thomas Mendolia and Michael Karr, who directed and wrote the original short, will take the same roles on the new version.

Deadline notes that the story tells of a girl from a broken home is visited in her closet by a mysterious creature, Mr. Thisforthat, who promises her anything she wants — at an irreversible price.

Peter Luo’s Stars Collective will executive produce the project, with Luo telling Deadline, “The discovery of great source material from talented young creators is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences for me, and is one of reasons Stars Collective has become such a key pillar in what we do. The broad commercial potential with this project is evident to us and the creative vision and tastes we share with Craig and Alex in terms of how this comes to life, line up perfectly.”

Added Flores, “Alex Aja and I are always on the hunt for innovative horror stories with franchise opportunities that give birth to iconic sinister characters who will haunt audiences dreams the same way Freddy Kruger did for our generation. With Mr. Thisforthat, Michael and Thomas have crafted a very unique dark lore that sends us back to our deepest fear and the consequences of our choices. We were super impressed with their proof of concept short.”