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Horror genre posts outsized box-office and sales gains in 2026

Low-budget horror films Obsession and Backrooms, directed by creators who began on YouTube, have together grossed nearly $1 billion at the box office in 2026, outperforming big-budget franchises like Star Wars. Earlier YouTube-linked horror film Iron Lung also earned more than $50 million without major studio backing, while horror video games such as the Resident Evil series continue to sell tens of millions of copies.

theverge.com · 2026-10-11

A24's V/H/S: SCP film faces backlash over lack of community contact

A24 is producing a new V/H/S horror anthology entry set in the SCP Foundation universe, following its earlier success with Backrooms. Unlike that project, the studio appears not to have engaged the SCP Foundation Wiki community, which says it has received no communication from filmmakers despite reaching out multiple times.

theverge.com · 2026-09-20