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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Benjamin Lee

‘I never thought people might feel threatened by us’: YouTuber Curry Barker on his big horror ascent

‘Everyone’s very welcoming. I mean, at least they are to my face’ … Curry Barker
Curry Barker: ‘Everyone’s very welcoming. I mean, at least they are to my face.’ Photograph: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

Things have been going scarily well for 26-year-old film-maker Curry Barker.

The past 18 months have seen him level up from lo-fi YouTube comedy skits to an $800 horror short that went viral to a breakout feature picked up for $15m to being handed the reins of one of the most legendary franchises in Hollywood. It’s almost too good to be true.

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