Pakistan, Feb. 10 -- Markiplier's Iron Lung has become a sensation online, even outshining Disney's heavily hyped Avengers: Doomsday in search trends, according to a recent analysis by Forbes.

The independently produced horror film, adapted from the 2022 video game, has captured public attention in ways no Marvel teaser could match, despite a budget of just $3 million.

Even before its release, Markiplier's Iron Lung had a built-in fanbase from the YouTuber's own channel, where he played the game extensively. The film stars Fischbach himself alongside Caroline Rose Kaplan and veteran voice actor Troy Baker and follows Simon, a convict piloting the Iron Lung submarine through an ocean of blood on a desolate moon after a catastrophic event...