Horror fans can't stop talking about a new "wildly unpredictable" release that has a 95 per cent critic approval and has already grossed over $200 million at the box office.
Aptly named Obsession, because that's just how viewers seem to be leaving the cinema feeling, the low budget indie film has quickly become one of the year's biggest hits. Starring up-and-comers Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, the supernatural horror flick follows hopeless romantic Bear who wishes for his crush Nikki to love him more than anyone else in the world, only to get more than he bargained for.
Obsession was directed by American filmmaker Curry Barker on a small budget of $750,000 (approx. £560,000). Less than a month on from its 15 May release, the indie film has made a staggering $224.7 million (approx. £167.7 million) worldwide, according to Deadline, making it Focus Features' highest grossing movie at the US box office.
UK film fans have also been flocking to the cinema to see the raved-about horror film, which has grossed $13.8 million (approx. £10.3 million) across the UK and Ireland.
© Focus Features/ YouTubeWhat are fans saying?
Obsession has received generally high praise from film fans calling it a "horror masterpiece", with lead actress Inde's performance in particular being hailed as "mind-blowing".
"Insane. I'm speechless. What a terrifying turn of telling a horror story. Wow," one fan write on Twitter (formerly X).
"Inde Navarrette MUST get an Oscar for Obsession. Mind-blowing performance," another viewer raved. A third fan wrote: "No ghosts, no cheap jump scares, yet it keeps you completely hooked and uncomfortable throughout. Pure psychological tension done right."
One person gushed about the film: "Once in a generation, an indie film arrives to completely reshape the landscape of cinema." Obsession currently has an audience rating of 94 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes with one review praising the film as "great acting from start to end".
© Focus Features/ YouTubeWhat do critics think of Obsession?
Obsession is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a high critic approval rating of 95 per cent. One critic dubbed it the "one of the best indie horrors to land in cinemas for a long time," praising the "brilliant performances and a story that takes its audience into some dark places."
Another said the film "works beautifully thematically, but it functions even better as a jaw-dropping, wildly unpredictable body horror."
"A startling, spine-chilling horror-thriller made with remarkable skill... Uses light, sound and performance to twist and tighten every possible screw," someone else raved.
