Until last year, Curry Barker was best known for making comedy sketches with his creative partner Cooper Tomlinson and releasing them through the YouTube channel That’s a Bad Idea. Then, he shifted gears, directing the found footage horror movie Milk & Serial and making it available to watch for free on YouTube. Now, he’s on the rise as a horror filmmaker to keep an eye on. His movie Obsession just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and Focus Features is ready to fork over more than $15 million to pick up distribution rights – and before that distribution deal closes, Barker has already lined up his next genre project: The Hollywood Reporter learned that Barker will direct and star in the horror film Anything But Ghosts for producers Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures, and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer.
This will be the first collaboration between Blum and Lee, who are both major names in the genre world.
Barker wrote the Anything But Ghosts screenplay with Tomlinson, who will also star in the movie. Details on the plot are being kept under wraps.
Image Nation and That’s a Bad Idea are backing the project, which Barker and Tomlinson will executive produce alongside Ben Ross.
Milk & Serial had the following synopsis: When a surprise birthday prank goes terribly wrong, two social media influencers must face the devastating consequences that come after… Here’s the logline for Obsession: When a hopeless romantic makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him, a sinister enchantment ensues.
Are you familiar with Curry Barker’s work on the That’s a Bad Idea channel, and are you glad to see him starting to have success in the horror genre? Does Anything But Ghosts sound interesting to you? Share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below.
Honestly, I wasn’t familiar with That’s a Bad Idea at all until I saw the reports about Obsession and Anything But Ghosts, but now I’m thinking I should go back and check out some of their comedy sketches, as well as Milk & Serial.
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