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“Elden Ring,” one of the most popular video games of all time, takes place in a fantasy realm called the Lands Between — a space between life and death where humans battle gods and monsters for power. A24 has just wrapped production on the movie adaptation, representing the company’s biggest swing to date. The action […]
“Obsession” led this year’s Fangoria Chainsaw Awards with the most amount of wins, taking home five awards including Best Director for Curry Barker and Best Lead Performance for Inde Navarrette. Celebrating achievements in horror film, television and gaming, the fan-voted awards premiered Sunday on Shudder and were hosted by Devon Sawa (“Final Destination,” “Chucky”). Among […]
2026 has already been a wild year for horror, from low-budget box office hits (“Backrooms,” “Obsession”) to sequels the world could have lived without (“Scream 7,” “The Strangers – Chapter 3”). In a year loaded with scary movies, many of them were good-to-great, a welcome surprise that kept multiplexes busy. Below are the year’s standouts, […]
There has not been a single major industry event in the last three months where major producers and execs have not brought up the phenomenon of Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” and Curry Barker’s “Obsession.” The two films, directed by 20-something-year-olds who came from YouTube, exploded all box-office expectations while ushering in droves of Gen Z audiences […]
This year’s back-to-back phenomenon of “Obsession” and “Backrooms,” two low-budget horrors that have now earned in excess of $900 million globally, sparked a predictable frenzy in the industry as producers and studios began looking for the next YouTube genre stars ready to make the leap to feature film. But for a group of sales execs […]
“Backrooms” has hit $400 million at the global box office, a remarkable benchmark for the low-budget indie sensation. After nearly four months on the big screen, “Backrooms” has generated $197.5 million domestically and $202.57 million internationally for a worldwide tally of $400.09 million. Produced for just $10 million, the surprise horror hit has become A24’s […]
