How an episode of The Simpsons sparked Curry Barker’s dark new horror Obsession: “Horror lets you explore extreme ideas and emotions”

With Obsession, Curry Barker leans into a theme that feels familiar yet deeply unsettling, the idea of being consumed by a person, a thought, or a desire. It’s something most people recognise in some form, but the film pushes it further, into territory where control begins to slip and consequences take over. Here, horror isn’t just about scares; it becomes a way to explore those emotional extremes with a sense of immediacy and honesty.

 

How an episode of The Simpsons sparked Curry Barker’s dark new horror Obsession: “Horror lets you explore extreme ideas and emotions”

 

The starting point for the story came from an unexpected place: an episode of The Simpsons, where a seemingly harmless wish-granting object sets off a chain of chaos. That tension between wanting something and not fully understanding the cost of it stayed with Barker, eventually shaping the film’s central idea. The interplay of desire, consequence, and loss of control runs through Obsession, grounding its psychological edge.

 

“Horror lets you explore extreme ideas and emotions in a way that feels honest and visceral,” said Barker. “Whether it’s obsession with a person or anything else, that idea of being completely consumed by something has always fascinated me, and horror felt like the right genre to explore that. Taking inspiration from a The Simpsons episode, that combination of obsession and a wish-based device really sparked the idea for the story.”

 

 

Built around that core, Obsession blends psychological tension with an eerie, slow-burn atmosphere. It’s less about what you see and more about what you feel as the story unfolds, drawing viewers into a space where desire turns uneasy, and eventually, dangerous.

 

Starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, and Megan Lawless, Obsession will release in cinemas across India from May 29.

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