Martin's Musings

Curry Barker’s Obsession is exactly what it looks like on paper: a slick, high-concept horror movie built around a killer idea.

The setup is simple and deliciously dark: Bear (Michael Johnston), a painfully awkward music store employee, has been quietly in love with his best friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) for years. But instead of, you know, just telling her like a human, he stumbles across a cursed little trinket called the “One Wish Willow” and does what any horror protagonist with zero foresight would do: He wishes she loved him more than anything in the world. 

Surprise! It works. Actually, it works a little too well.