The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Year … So Far. Plus: The New Scary Movie Royalty, and ‘Obsession,’ With Curry Barker!

The Big Picture

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4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 128 minutes

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On today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the current state of one of their favorite shared loves: horror movies. They talk through the current paths for directors to break into the genre (0:52), highlight which filmmakers they think are at the top of the game right now (13:52), and break down a myriad of recent releases, including ‘Obsession’, ‘Hokum’, and ‘Lee Cronin's The Mummy’ (32:45). Later, Curry Barker joins the show to discuss his new horror film, ‘Obsession’. He explains how he got his start as a filmmaker in Alabama, shares his personal perspective as a person who went through the YouTube pipeline, and breaks down what’s next for him as both a director and an actor (1:19:23). Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Curry Barker and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennessy, and this is The Big Picture a Conversation Show about the horror.
0:20.3	Today on the show, Chris Ryan joins me to talk about the huge wave of horror movies that have hit already in 2026.
0:25.8	Later in this episode, I will be joined by Curry Barker, the writer-director of Session,
0:30.1	a delightful new horror film about a boy cursed by his own infatuation with a girl.
0:34.5	To say more would spoil too much about this incredibly fun and intense parable
0:38.0	about what is and does not love. Curry got his start like so many recent horror directors on
0:42.5	YouTube and he has been tabbed for some big things so stick around for that chat. But first,
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