LOS ANGELES, June 3 — The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks Obsession and Backrooms have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something YouTuber directors who are...

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.