Focus Partners with Blumhouse on Curry Barker's Obsession

Focus Features has partnered with Blumhouse, the company behind some of the generation’s most iconic and groundbreaking horror films, for Curry Barker’s breakout debut, Obsession. Jason Blum will serve as executive producer on the film.

Hailed at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as a shocking and unsettling descent into abject horror, the film will hit U.S. theaters on May 15, 2026, with Universal Pictures International handling worldwide distribution.

Focus Partners with Blumhouse on Curry Barker's Obsession

Following its celebrated midnight-screening debut at TIFF, Obsession has captivated audiences with sold-out screenings at Fantastic Fest and has also won Sitges’ coveted People’s Choice Award. The film currently holds an outstanding 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Following Blumhouse’s merger with James Wan’s Atomic Monster, the combined companies are responsible for nearly $9 billion in worldwide box office. On Friday, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster will release Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 and has an exciting 2026 planned, including Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Mortal Kombat 2, Jacob Chase’s Insidious, and Rob Savage’s Other Mommy, in addition to Obsession.

Additionally, Barker’s next project, Anything But Ghosts, set up with Blumhouse and Spooky Pictures, will see him direct, star, and co-write with creative partner Cooper Tomlinson, who will also star.

In Obession, after breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Written and directed by Curry Barker, Obsession stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter.

The producers include James Harris (Teashop Productions), Haley Nicole Johnson (Under the Shell), Christian Mercuri (Capstone Pictures), and Roman Viaris. The executive producers include Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), and Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures).