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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Curry barker - The Untold Story

The One Word The Obsession Guys Have After The Movie Blew Box Office Expectations Out Of The Water

A simple answer to a very unreal box-office run.

Cinemablend

The Blair Witch Project is getting a reboot from Lionsgate — and as a long-time horror fan I'm not convinced it's going to be any good

The Blair Witch Project is getting a reboot in 2027 but I'm worried there's been a missed opportunity for more original horror.

TechRadar

Curry Barker nearly played lead role in Obsession

Curry Barker "definitely considered" taking the lead role in Obsession, as well as directing the hit horror.

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TikTok Users Can't Get Enough of Obsession, And Neither Can Cinema Audiences

Curry Barker's new, low-budget horror is one of the year's biggest success stories, largely thanks to viral TikTok videos from the young adult demographic

International Business Times UK

Stephen King shares his two-line review of 2026’s breakout horror movie

King of Horror hailed the film’s ‘weird mixture of humor and horror’

The Independent UK

Obsession director Curry Barker signs eight figure deal for next movie

Curry Barker has already shot his second film Anything But Ghosts, and the Obsession director has just signed a huge deal for his third original picture.

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Will There Be 'Obsession 2'? Director Curry Barker Addresses Sequel Plans

Obsession director Curry Barker has addressed potential sequel plans, revealing he doesn't want to rush into Obsession 2.

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Obsession 2: Is a sequel happening after the horror film's massive box office run? Here's what we know

Despite its massive box-office success, director Curry Barker is taking a cautious approach to a potential sequel for the supernatural horror film Obsession. While a "cool idea" exists, Barker prefers to explore the "be careful what you wish for" premise through an anthology franchise rather than a direct continuation of…

The Economic Times

The Director Of 2026's Biggest Horror Hit Already Has A "Cool Idea" For A Sequel

Curry Barker's overnight smash hit 'Obsession' will probably get a sequel down the line, but don't expect it to happen soon.

Inverse

From YouTube to Hollywood: Digital creators are remaking the movie business

Some of the most promising young filmmakers in the movie business are arriving in Hollywood already experts at entertaining audiences and going viral

The Independent UK

'Obsession' is a sensation. Everyone, including Curry Barker, is trying to figure out what it means

Over the last month, "Obsession" has sent shock waves through Hollywood

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‘Obsession’ is a sensation. Everyone, including Curry Barker, is trying to figure out what it means

Over the last month, “Obsession” has sent shock waves through Hollywood

The Independent UK

Studios Offered Obsession's Director A Bigger Budget If He Made Major Script Rewrites, And I’m So Glad He Stood His Ground

He totally made the right call.

Cinemablend

Curry Barker says he has a "such a cool idea" for Obsession 2, but thinks people would be just as excited for it if it came "a little down the road"

Obsession director Curry Barker isn't planning on making a sequel right away

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Love The Advice Steven Spielberg Has For Backrooms And Obsession’s Young Directors As They Start Out

Not bad advice.

The Guardian - US

Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood

The $750,000 relationship horror about a cursed wish is set to outgross a new Star Wars movie, energizing Gen Z audiences and creating a rare cultural conversation

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Steven Spielberg has word of warning for young Obsession and Backrooms directors

Steven Spielberg directed Jaws in his 20s, so he knows what Curry Barker and Kane Parsons are going through.

International Business Times UK

'Obsession' Secretly Had a Much Darker Alternative Ending That Almost Ruined the Entire Psychological Thriller

Curry Barker's horror film 'Obsession' almost ended with a tragic conclusion, but a last-minute decision led to a more disturbing survival ending, enhancing its emotional impact.

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The Independent UK

Ditch the lightsabers and spandex. These are 2026’s new box office champions

A fresh crop of filmmakers are changing the metrics upon which success is measured

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YouTubers are taking over Hollywood, but can they really save cinema?

From Backrooms to Obsession, young creators are reviving the box office with low-budget gems... for now.

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Obsession has smashed more records to become Focus Features' biggest ever film

Curry Barker's Obsession continues to smash records at the global box office.

Cinemablend

Why Backrooms' Big Box Office Win Feels ‘Cathartic’ In Some Hollywood Circles

It can't be understated just how huge this is.

Salon

The misplaced obsession over "Obsession"

Touting Curry Barker’s perfectly fine horror film as an instant classic reveals the depth of its flaws

The Mary Sue

‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession’: Independent Horror Reigns at the Box Office

For the first time in…ever, really, the box office is currently being dominated by two independent horror films made by YouTubers in their twenties. Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons, and Obsession, directed by Curry Barker, have stayed in the public discussion for weeks after their respective releases. Both films are…

The Guardian - US

To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood

Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want

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