‘Obsession’ Writer/Director Curry Barker On “Really Tragic Story” Within The Horror Film

As Curry Barker makes his directorial breakout with Obsession, he’s discussing the movie’s layered themes of consent and communication.

The writer and director of the horror film recently discussed how the character of Nikki (Inde Naverrette) is depicted as both a villain and a victim after her best friend Bear (Michael Johnston) makes a wish that she would love him more than anything in the world.

“Well, we wanted it to feel grounded, and we wanted to really lean into, ‘OK, magic is real in this world, fine. Let’s accept that, let’s move on,'” explained Barker to DiscussingFilm. “And now, what you’re left with is a pretty tragic story about a man and a woman, and leaning into the realism of that was really important to me.”

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