There are two major themes are emerging in horror movies right now that have everyone talking: Gen Z’s newfound love for the genre and hits coming from YouTube. Right now, the most exciting horror movies for Gen Z are indie films with deep lore and an “I knew them before they were famous” director. Backrooms marked both A24’s largest global debut weekend ever and made 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons the youngest director to ever make a No. 1 opening domestically. Obsession, directed by 26-year-old YouTuber Curry Barker, has currently its sub-$1M budget, and its extended theatrical release for an indie is only pushing that higher. . Their success is coming not just from the movies themselves but from young audience’s investment in how they were made and the content they’re based on—which is a big difference to pay attention to. There’s no shortage of examples of Gen Z driving horror success in the last few years. Five Nights at Freddy’s certainly owed part of its success to the gamers...
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