Variety spoke with Hollywood producers, filmmakers, distributors and YouTube execs about the horror films shaking up the industry.

The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.

Backrooms shattered A24's record. Obsession beat Star Wars. Two Sleepy People sold to mk2. Three films from YouTube creators just remade the box office.

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

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.

Kane Parsons, de 20 años, y Curry Barker, de 26, llegaron al cine desde YouTube con dos películas que ya rompieron cifras en taquilla

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.

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.

Two young YouTube filmmakers achieved a historic milestone, surpassing Star Wars in a major box office weekend, signaling a transformative shift in the entertainment industry.

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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

Con un presupuesto de apenas 10 millones de dólares, la producción inspirada en una serie de YouTube se convirtió en la película más vista del fin de semana.

Con un presupuesto de apenas 10 millones de dólares, la producción inspirada en una serie de YouTube se convirtió en la película más vista del fin de semana.

"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.

Variety spoke with Hollywood producers, filmmakers, distributors and YouTube execs about the horror films shaking up the industry.

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…

Las dos películas de terror indie, que fueron dirigidas por youtubers en sus 20s, han superado las expectativas en taquilla.