“…you proved Obsession’s point better than I ever could.” 2026 blockbuster Obsession stands alongside Backrooms and Weapons as a testament to a newer wave of horror filmmakers, aiming to tell stories that play to the themes and fears of the youth’s zeitgeist. Whereas Backrooms is an exploration of so-called “liminal spaces” and our culture of nostalgia and Weapons is a film dedicated to the childhood traumas and loss, Curry Barker‘s theatrical debut is unambiguously centered around what I’d refer to as “romantic horror,” playing off of fears around intimacy and relationships in the age of Tinder. To quickly summarize the … Continue reading Bear In The Mirror: An Analysis of Obsession and Various Responses