2026’s Viral Horror Sensation Officially Overtakes A24’s Most Terrifying Movie

2026's Viral Horror Sensation Officially Overtakes A24's Most Terrifying Movie




A movement in horror that began nearly a decade ago seems to have come full circle, with the pioneering movie of this wave being overtaken at the box office by a new hit. The new film's success also serves as a passing-of-the-baton moment between two generations of horror filmmakers. The first generation, the millennials, were shown the way by Ari Aster, who broke out with Hereditary in 2018. The new Gen Z horror filmmakers all honed their craft on YouTube. The most successful of the bunch, Curry Barker, is just 26 years old. The youngest of this new wave of horror directors is Kane Parsons, who was hired to direct the upcoming and now critically acclaimed movie Backrooms when he was still a teenager.


A movement in horror that began nearly a decade ago seems to have come full circle, with the pioneering movie of this wave being overtaken at the box office by a new hit. The new film's success also serves as a passing-of-the-baton moment between two generations of horror filmmakers. The first generation, the millennials, were shown the way by Ari Aster, who broke out with Hereditary in 2018. The new Gen Z horror filmmakers all honed their craft on YouTube. The most successful of the bunch, Curry Barker, is just 26 years old. The youngest of this new wave of horror directors is Kane Parsons, who was hired to direct the upcoming and now critically acclaimed movie Backrooms when he was still a teenager.

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