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

Backrooms arrives in theatres alongside another horror breakout, Obsession, directed by YouTube creator Curry Barker. | Hollywood

Dal web al grande schermo: Backrooms di Kane Parsons è l'horror della Generazione Z che fa davvero paura.

Dal web al grande schermo: Backrooms di Kane Parsons è l'horror della Generazione Z che fa davvero paura.

An indie horror with internet origins has beaten the legacy franchise Star Wars at the box office this weekend.

A24’s “Backrooms” — from 20-year-old Kane Parsons — broke box office records this weekend, marking the latest example of an indie horror hit helmed by a YouTuber.

A pair of low-budget horror films created by young YouTube filmmakers drew large Gen Z audiences to theaters this weekend. It wasn't for the big...

The success of “Obsession” and “Backrooms” may mean some studio bosses will place a few more bets on original concepts rather than predictable franchises and sequels.

Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' is now the second Gen-Z led film breaking records this weekend.

Two independent horror films - Backrooms and Obsession - made on small budgets - have beaten the new Star Wars film at the box office. | Hollywood

Filmmakers from the internet are beating big franchises at the box office, with “Backrooms” and “Obsession” the latest to draw crowds back to theatres.

AP:Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theatres around the country this weekend for a small-budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the…

_Backrooms_ and _Obsession_, two YouTuber-directed low-budget horror films, topped the box office, with _Backrooms_ earning $81.45 million domestically this weekend.

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Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want

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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.

What began as a 4Chan post and then a creepypasta led to Parsons’ viral YouTube series – and now, a debut movie cementing his role in Hollywood.

El mundo del entretenimiento celebra los éxitos inesperados de dos directores veinteañeros, Kane Parsons y Curry Barker, creados para la Generación Z: logran llevar a miles de…

Dos increíbles éxitos de bajo costo y exponencial retorno se originaron en la plataforma de videos más famosa del planeta. Hollywood suele sacar las conclusiones erradas de estos…