Horror stopped hiding its monsters in the dark. The scariest films of the last decade named their targets out loud: racism, predation, addiction, entitlement. 'Obsession' just made that formula worth $148 million.
Hollywood has been telling this story since 1958. A man. A fixation. A woman reduced to a projection. Curry Barker did not invent this horror. He just made it impossible to ignore.
'Obsession' cost $750,000 to make. 'Backrooms' was built from a teenager's YouTube channel. Together, they pushed 'Star Wars' to third place.
‘Obsession’ shocked Hollywood by earning more in its second weekend than its first and crossing $58 million domestically against massive studio competition. Curry Barker’s breakout hit is redefining horror marketing.
