India, June 10 -- For a long time, YouTube was largely seen as a launchpad for aspiring filmmakers. It was a place to upload sketches, experiment with ideas, and, if you were lucky, build an audience before moving on to bigger things. But now that perception is rapidly changing, with some filmmakers putting their brilliant movies on YouTube first for the whole world to watch for free. One of the most prominent names to do so is none other than Curry Barker, director of the horror smash hit Obsession (2025).

For those living under a rock, Obsession has become one of the year's biggest success stories. The film, made on a modest budget of USD 750,000, has turned Barker from an internet creator into one of the most talked-about new voices i...