PopHorror First Look: Ai Machine-Directed Feature Horror Film – Hollow

What happens when horror is no longer directed by human hands?

HOLLOW is the newest AI-crafted horror trailer turning heads—and turning stomachs—in all the right ways. Directed entirely through machine-driven tools, this eerie, atmospheric piece drops us into the eye of a supernatural storm… with no guarantee of a way out.

The story follows a fractured family caught in the grip of something ancient and hungry. After their young son performs a mysterious ritual at precisely 3:00 a.m.—known as the Devil’s Hour—something slips into their home through the mirrors. The Hollow, a formless predator that moves through reflections and memory, begins to consume them from the inside out. Possession. Guilt. Doubt. Fear. It’s all part of the plan.

Told through the POV of the daughter—it becomes clear this entity doesn’t want to haunt them. It wants to choose them. The right place. The right time. The right souls. And when a priest arrives, thinking he can cast it out, he finds himself powerless. This isn’t a haunting. It’s a harvest.

What makes HOLLOW stand out isn’t just its chilling premise—it’s how it was made. Every frame, every lighting choice, every haunting detail was crafted using AI filmmaking tools: generative visuals, machine-assisted storytelling, and cinematic compositing without traditional crews. It’s eerie. It’s beautiful. It’s terrifyingly efficient.

From the first whisper to the final reflection, HOLLOW forces us to ask:
What do we see when we stare too long into the digital void?
And worse—what stares back?

As AI continues to seep into the creative process, this project raises a bigger question:
Is this the future of filmmaking… or the end of something we haven’t even begun to mourn?

Watch the trailer, what do you think?  Are you ready to watch the first horror feature directed through machines? Tell us below.  Keep an eye out for more info on  Hollow as it becomes available here on PopHorror.