The horror leaders also discussed the state of the genre during a PGA panel, with Blum saying, “There’s almost this feeling of the ’70s, of a new generation of young people making edgy movies that are connecting in theaters in a crazy way,” referring to 'Obsession' director Curry Barker, 26, and 'Backrooms' director Kane Parsons, 20.

Producers Jason Blum and James Wan opened the Produced By conference Saturday with a declaration that the film business is strongly on the rebound.

The horror leaders also discussed the state of the genre during a PGA panel, with Blum saying, “There’s almost this feeling of the ’70s, of a new generation of young people making…

The building success of Obsession speaks to the power of strong reviews and stronger word of mouth – and twentysomething YouTube film-makers

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