Horror

The film has grossed $371 million against a budget of under $1 million

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Want to see the future of film? Look to the horror genre. While some corners of Hollywood feel stuck in the past, with the same old directors making the same sorts of movies year after year, scary movies are experiencing a genuinely thrilling moment. Young filmmakers worldwide are turning in bold and inventive work, and – even with small budgets and little marketing – audiences are turning out in droves.

In the first half of 2026, it seems that the cultural shift may be complete. At the weekend, Backrooms, directed by 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons, grossed a staggering $118 million at the global box office, while Obsession, directed by 26-year-old YouTuber Curry Barker, hit $148 million worldwide on a budget of under $1 million. Both films are outpacing big-budget releases from major studios, showing a clear sea change in audience taste.

Patricio Valladares blends analog horror aesthetics with immersive FMV storytelling in a chilling new interactive horror game.

Just saw a matinee earlier and it's been on my mind ever since.

A truly wonderful movie. I've not seen any of the director's previous stuff but I'I've heard it's all really good, so I know what I'm watching tonight!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.radio/post/13321430

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i know you shouldn't get your hopes up for this kind of thing, but i will anyway

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1. It's Canadian!!
2. Very creepy. I'm big on slow dread movies. Kind of felt like "I am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House", but the plot device of using the in-movie podcast to explore creepy audio almost gave it a found-footage vibe (I love found-footage).
3. It was so good in theatres. I've never been more sharply aware of which direction a sound was coming from. I almost feel like the only better experience would be with headphones on a laptop in the dark.

Anyone else see this? I really enjoyed it. Just wondering what others think.

I was actually planning to watch it in the cinema. :) Thankfully I missed the cinema window. I would not have wanted to waste a cinema trip on this.

I am relatively easy going about quality and there are many b-movies that I find very entertaining (I am not only talking about cult classic type productions), but it's difficult to enjoy Return to Silent Hill. I even liked the second Silent Hill movie (I get the impression the first one is slowly becoming a classic with time); it wasn't great, but it had its own experience to offer.

The main actor's expressions and style was off-putting. I couldn't get rid of the feeling that he was thinking in his mind "what the fuck is this shit?". The horror elements didn't work, I didn't feel any tension. The effects seemed solid from a production quality/budget perspective, but they also felt off, in a way that much smaller indie production don't.

Their story telling was also subpar. I've played the original SH2 and seen the other movies, there is a solid base for a good horror story. This felt more like a bunch of Silent Hill themed scenes stitched together with a dude who looked like he has better thing to do.

I prefer sharing interesting movies that I enjoyed, but Return to Silent Hill was bad enough that I had to write this post.

Probably should have gone in with lower expectations (watched the second one with no expectations and I had a good time).

Super excited for this.

I love this guy and hate what he's going through right now. If you're reading this you probably know exactly who he is, but in case you don't know he portrayed Ash in the legendary Evil Dead series among a lot of other films.