With reviews so rave it's earned 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, nerve-shredding horror Obsession is currently the highest rated movie of the year so far. But director Curry Barker isn't relaxing just yet when it comes to its follow-up projects: Anything But Ghosts and a new Texas Chain Saw Massacre flick.
"Even now I'm stepping into bigger shoes than I'm used to. Every movie has kind of been like a step for me," the 26 year old, who made a name for himself making horror-comedy shorts on YouTube, tells GamesRadar+ at our exclusive screening and Q&A. "I really try not to think too much about the pressure of it all, because when I made The Chair or Warnings or whatever, if it sucked, I just probably wouldn't post it. Or I would post it and just be like, 'Well, I didn't get as many views as this one', right?
"But, now, everyone's gonna see this movie, and they're gonna say, 'What's Curry Barker's next movie? What's that like?' There's this new pressure of, like, 'It has to be good'. You really can't focus on that because the moment you do, you'll crush under the pressure. I just try to keep it creative and try to take as many risks as I did back then."
Starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, Obsession combines sinister storylines from The Simpsons and Fairly Odd Parents, as it sees shy guy Bear get more than he bargained for when he wishes his crush liked him back. Megan Lawless and Cooper Tomlinson round out the supporting cast.
Elsewhere in our chat, Barker said he'd love to return to his roots and make an action comedy, though he's quick to insist that he doesn't feel boxed in by horror. "Even if I did an action comedy, it would have so many dark elements to it that people would probably call it a dark comedy," he laughs. "The horror genre is so vast; you could do a Western horror, sci-fi, you could do anything. I would just make it darker anyway."
Obsession releases in cinemas on May 15. For more, check out our guide to the most exciting upcoming horror movies heading our way.
