From YouTube to the Big Screen: Curry Barker Crafts Modern Horror

Filmmaker Curry Barker, who began with YouTube sketch comedy and gained early traction with Milk & Serial, discusses his jump to a financed feature with Obsession, shaping its look through location scouting and a retro packaging design for the One-Wish-Willow, and elevating Inde Navarrette’s Nikki as a relatable, obsessive character. Barker argues the horror in Obsession lies in the psychology of desire rather than demons, aims for a human villain, and relies on a hands-on, iterative process—shooting with intent, testing in editing, and letting ideas breathe after sleep—with Blumhouse already taking notice.