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Between love and madness lies ‘Obsession’

If you want to have a major argument with your significant other, take them to see Curry Barker’s gruesome horror movie, “Obsession.” Gen-Z’s answer to “Fatal Attraction” will certainly get the discussion flowing. It might be the last discussion you have as partners, too. I confess to having a sinister jones for movies that cause breakups. It’s too bad this one didn’t work for me.

I’m in the minority here. Since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, this darkly comic take on “The Monkey’s Paw” has received critical raves. It played like gangbusters at my TIFF Midnite Madness screening, and when I attended the Boston Underground Film Festival a few weeks ago, I saw that it slayed there as well. Truth be told, this is a movie you’ll want to watch with an audience; if nothing else, Barker knows how to get a communal reaction with his jump scares and savage gore. Midnight movie status is most definitely assured for this one.

‘Obsession’ Writer/Director Curry Barker On “Really Tragic Story” Within The Horror Film

As Curry Barker makes his directorial breakout with Obsession, he’s discussing the movie’s layered themes of consent and communication.

The writer and director of the horror film recently discussed how the character of Nikki (Inde Naverrette) is depicted as both a villain and a victim after her best friend Bear (Michael Johnston) makes a wish that she would love him more than anything in the world.

“Well, we wanted it to feel grounded, and we wanted to really lean into, ‘OK, magic is real in this world, fine. Let’s accept that, let’s move on,'” explained Barker to DiscussingFilm. “And now, what you’re left with is a pretty tragic story about a man and a woman, and leaning into the realism of that was really important to me.”

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