"Backrooms" and "Obsession" prove that internet-bred directors can turn small films into multi-million dollar global hits.

The horror genre is witnessing an unprecedented revolution at the global box office. Just weeks after filmmaker Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar dominated headlines, the spotlight shifted to Carrie Barker’s indie phenomenon Obsession,

Film history is often marked by seismic changes that seemingly come out of nowhere. Movies are just movies, and then a group of kids in the 1970s start making Jaws, The Godfather, Mean Streets, and Star Wars.

Backrooms is a runaway hit — a horror phenomenon that went from a YouTube series to a smashing debut from 20-year-old director Kane Parsons that just had a

Verdict: "Backrooms" may be adapted from a YouTube series, but it's made for the big screen. The performances are excellent, the tension is perfectly crafted and the set design is genuinely an art form.

Case in point, when it came to an outdoor campaign, A24 bought a billboard in Oshkosh, OK the original location of Backrooms and one in NYC (East Broadway mall, which again is lore in the IP). All of this went wild on social.