Horror Is Taking Over Hollywood

A horror movie made for $750,000 just outgrossed a Star Wars movie. And that isn't even the biggest story in horror this year. Right now the most talked-about films in Hollywood are horror movies made by people nobody had heard of two years ago. Meanwhile the biggest studio on the planet just keeps remaking things. In this video I break down how Curry Barker's OBSESSION turned $750K into half a billion dollars, how Kane Parsons took a creepypasta photo and made it A24's biggest movie ever with BACKROOMS, why TALK TO ME still hits the way it does, and how Zach Cregger made the best RESIDENT EVIL movie in 24 years by refusing to use a single character from the games. Plus what Disney's own earnings calls tell you about why their sequels feel the way they feel. CHAPTERS 0:00 The $750,000 movie 1:30 Why horror gets away with it 2:35 Talk to Me 3:55 Obsession 5:45 Backrooms 7:45 Sinners makes Oscar history 8:35 Meanwhile, at Disney 10:15 Resident Evil 12:20 Why this is happening now 15:00 Subscribe plz FILMS COVERED Obsession (2026) · Backrooms (2026) · Resident Evil (2026) · Talk to Me (2023) · Sinners (2025) · Weapons · Barbarian · Milk & Serial · The Mandalorian & Grogu · Moana · Toy Story 5 Directors: Curry Barker, Kane Parsons, Danny & Michael Philippou, Zach Cregger, Ryan Coogler If you've got a take on which franchise you'd hand to one of these directors, leave it in the comments, I read them. New videos every week on all things horror. Subscribe so you catch the next one. #horror #boxoffice #filmanalysis #obsession #backrooms #residentevil