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 featur...

Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/why-obsession-and-backrooms-shouldnt-guide-industry-1236873011/)

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