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2026 · horror · thriller · supernatural · obsession

Obsession

Directed by Curry Barker1h 48m2026
ElsewhereIMDb8.0177kRT94%Metacritic77
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • intense
  • inventive
Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Our read · Obsession (2026) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · supernatural entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want a savage wish-gone-wrong horror comedy that leaves the room speechless.

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
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Skip it tonightGore, self-harm, or relationship cruelty will ruin your night completely.

DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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