‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker Returns with New Horror Short ‘Mama Bear’ for Halloween
The short film, made with Windows, features Katie Sarife and other actors as Barker returns to YouTube before his 2027 feature.
- On Thursday, filmmaker Curry Barker returned to his YouTube channel That's a Bad Idea with the five-minute short film Mama Bear, produced in partnership with Windows and released just ahead of Halloween.
- Barker rose to prominence with his breakout horror film Obsession, which grossed $519 million worldwide on a budget of less than $1 million, establishing him as a major indie filmmaker.
- Written, directed, and edited by Barker, Mama Bear shares the visual style and tone of Obsession, featuring actor Michael Johnston as a character named Bear that sparked audience speculation.
- For audiences seeking longer content, Barker's upcoming horror-comedy Anything But Ghosts is set for release on May 7, 2027, backed by Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, starring Barker and collaborator Cooper Tomlinson.
- Following Anything But Ghosts, Barker is tapped to develop a Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot at A24, while he has revealed potential interest in an Obsession sequel or anthology series with multiple filmmakers.
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Four months after conquering the poster with Obsession, the director Curry Barker has just released a short film that could perfectly fit into the universe of his prima opera. Mama Bear is a small pill of all the intensity and restlessness that Nikki Freeman’s story (Inde Navarrete) has already provoked us in the ... Continue reading "Director Curry Barker (‘Obsession’) premieres a new horror short: ‘Mama Bear’ is the perfect pill for fans of hi…
OBSESSION Director Curry Barker Releases Creepy New Horror Short MAMA BEAR Just in Time for Halloween
If you're looking for a quick Halloween scare, Curry Barker has something freaky for you to enjoy. The filmmaker behind Obsession has released a new horror short titled Mama Bear, and it packs a pretty disturbing little nightmare into just five minutes.Barker has come a long way from making videos on YouTube, becoming one of the more exciting up-and-coming voices in horror. But despite his growing Hollywood career, he clearly hasn't forgotten wh…
Curry Barker follows up Obsession with a YouTube horror short
After the juggernaut success of Obsession, director Curry Barker is exhibiting an impressive work ethic ahead of his next studio feature. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Barker posted Mama Bear, a new short film shot on a quick turnaround, according to Obsession costume designer Blair James, who reteamed with Barker and Obsession production designer Vivian Gray for this short. The atmospheric five-minute film was posted on “that’s a bad idea”, the s…
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Curry Barker, now known for this year's much-hyped horror hit, Obsession, has returned to YouTube with a new short, Mama Bear, just in time for Halloween. It's five minutes of panic and confusion that's straight out of a "write a... Read more...
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