YouTube is now Hollywood’s horror-film pipeline — and the new model for movie making

MarketWatch Monday 01 June 2026, 16:36 UTC By Lukas I. Alpert 1 min read

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The box-office bonanza over the weekend of YouTube-generated horror films “Backrooms” and “Obsession” is being viewed as a possible sea-change moment for Tinseltown.

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