Martha Russo🇺🇸🦅

I am a huge Spielberg nerd, and also a Tobe Hooper fan (especially Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2). So, knowing both styles in and out, I say this with full conviction and authority: Spielberg directed Poltergeist.

2026 is turning into one of the strongest years for horror

Curry Barker's OBSESSION is a hit for Focus Features, with the film scaring up $17.2 million in its U.S. debut over the weekend. Barker made the film for less than $1 million, with Focus Features picking it up for $15 million. Worldwide, Obsession has made $21 million.

OBSESSION is the first legitimate Gen-Z horror masterpiece. I know internet discourse has diluted to hyperbole, but this is a true modern classic. Relentlessly intelligent, distressingly funny and it’s the first time since Hereditary I was left profoundly shaken. An all-timer.

I wanted to address a comment I made regarding some of the critical responses to our movie. I realize that, in my eagerness to defend the people who worked so hard on this film, I lost sight of the fact that our job is to create the best possible movie—not only for the fans, but for anyone coming to the cinema. Once that movie is out in the world, no one is above criticism. For that, I apologize.