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

Short answer: Yes. But there's a caveat.

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

“Backrooms” and “Obsession,” both directed by precocious YouTube-trained talents, breathe shivery cinematic life into urban legends and cautionary tales.

From the breakout hits Obsession and Backrooms to emerging cult classics, here's the best of the genre in the decade to date

The horror films, both from filmmakers with origins on YouTube, could mark the start of a new era.

"This is just a chronic pattern of contempt for the next wave of cultural production," an industry insider tells The Hollywood Reporter about baseless online conspiracies…

The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks "Obsession" and "Backrooms" have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something YouTuber directors who are driving Generation Z…

The films are both made by 20-something YouTubers turned filmmakers.