Grayson Evans is a broke college dropout who livestreams urban exploration for pennies and clicks—until a mysterious app locks onto his phone and dangles one impossible offer: become the lone “Horror Director” and make films that win money, fame, and power. The catch? The system treats life as a set: fail a shoot and you might not survive. Pull off a scene and you earn currency that can buy safety—or attract the wrong kind of attention. When Grayson stumbles into a real-life murder while streaming from an abandoned psychiatric hospital, the app forces him into an improvised “shoot.” He rewinds time, edits the footage, and turns the narrative—only to discover a deeper conspiracy: a shadow network marked by an ouroboros tattoo, a ring that can falsify forensic proof, and a cold-blooded artist who both sabotages and fascinates him. As Grayson climbs director ranks, each unlocked script drags him deeper into Marlowe Bay’s underbelly—haunted inns, an infamous late-night bus, and a locked luxury flat with a murderous history. With Detective Hanna Dunn watching his back, a smooth yet dangerous artist named Coen Rossi circling him, and a ruthless rival (Angela) ready to weaponize the press, Grayson must choose: exploit the system to expose the Ouroboros, or let the app direct his last scene. A cinematic mystery with time-bends, found-footage thrills, and noir-flavored conspiracies—Horror Director: Live Cut asks whether truth can be edited, and who gets to press the final cut.