20 Scariest Horror Movies Of The 2020s (So Far)

3. Obsession

Curry Barker's Obsession has become nothing short of a pop-culture phenomenon, and while its basic premise might suggest it to be a pretty typical riff on The Monkey's Paw, Barker dares to follow this thread down a far darker path.

Yes, "be careful what you wish for" is at the foundation of the story, but protagonist Bear's (Michael Johnston) wish for his love interest Nikki (an astonishing Inde Navarrette) to love him more than anyone else serves as a springboard for Barker to explore thornier issues like consent and loss of bodily autonomy.

After all, a lonely man taking control of a woman and removing her decision-making abilities is all-too relevant for the world we live in - especially the vile corners of the Internet that promote such behaviour.

Barker manages to have his cake and eat it by crafting a horror that's at once absurdly entertaining but also genuinely discomforting and, at times, shockingly violent.