Curry Barker is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian, and YouTube creator. After building an audience with the sketch comedy channel that's a bad idea, which he co-created with Cooper Tomlinson, Barker broke out with the found footage horror film Milk & Serial (2024).
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The horror film that made half a billion on a $1 million budget is now streaming — but not on YouTube. Starz just dropped Paranormal Activity, and the world’s most unexpected box office hit is about to get a second life.
Focus Features has submitted Curry Barker's horror smash Obsession for Golden Globes consideration in the musical or comedy category rather than drama, a decision that changes the competitive math for star Inde Navarrette.
Curry Barker’s follow‑up to the $519 million ‘Obsession’ will hit theatres on May 7, 2027. The horror‑comedy stars Barker, Cooper Tomlinson and a mix of veteran and teen talent.
At a Madrid industry forum, YouTube’s Europe‑EMEA VP said the viral success of Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’ Backrooms signals a new era where YouTubers turn blockbuster, and the platform is gearing up to back more such projects.
Curry Barker's horror film Obsession has spent 129 days on JustWatch's US streaming Top 10, months after turning a sub-$1 million budget into a $427 million global haul.
Speaking at TIFF, Obsession co-producer Haley Nicole Johnson said the film's rise from a $15 million Focus Features sale to a $500 million hit has been overwhelming, as fellow horror producers debated what comes next for the genre.