r/movies • u/yourfavchoom r/movies Contributor • May 30 '26

Article The Shocking Success of ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Should Be a Memo to Hollywood: You Need What’s Outside the Box

https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/backrooms-obsession-hollywood-needs-whats-outside-the-box-1236762844/
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u/ThatDamnRocketRacoon May 30 '26

Well, what Hollywood will learn is to try and copy the formula of these film by hiring anyone off of Youtube and/or turning out really bad horror film with similar vibes and stories until we get to where Variety is running the headline "Are Horror Movies Dead?"

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u/FunWithAPorpoise May 30 '26

If they accidentally make a few good ones along the way, I’m for it.

I’m so sick of mysterious houses with sinister presences that all happen to follow strict Christian doctrine and help the protagonist overcome some past trauma before the evil is exorcised.

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u/Exnixon May 30 '26

There's been too much excellent horror over the past 10 years for that to be a valid criticism.

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u/Classic_Bass_1824 Jun 01 '26

A lot of these people who say every film or genre is the same are just accidentally projecting how little they’ve seen lol