Backrooms’ $118M opening weekend shattered horror history, beating Get Out by 287% and A Quiet Place by 236%. See how it compares to genre classics.
Young horror directors face unfair ghost-directing accusations from Parsons to Poltergeist. Discover why ageism plagues horror filmmaking careers.
How Kane Parsons’ Backrooms YouTube series spawned an entire horror gaming subgenre and created a complete media pipeline from viral videos to films.
Obsession’s rare 30% second weekend jump reveals horror’s new economics. Discover how community-driven discovery is reshaping the genre’s business model.
Discover why audio horror films are taking over 2026. From A24’s undertone to Recluse’s breakthrough, sound-first movies are changing cinema forever.
Horror directors are writing sequel scripts before knowing box office results. Discover why this risky strategy is becoming the new norm in franchise filmmaking.
Halsey co-wrote and stars in Replacer, a psychosexual horror film launching at Cannes with Lilly Wachowski producing. Here is why pop stars keep choosing horror.
Focus Features’ Obsession campaign texts fans as the film’s stalker character Nikki for weeks. Here’s how horror movie marketing campaigns evolved from Blair Witch to genuine psychological manipulation.







