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![‘Obsession’ [TRAILER 2] Blumhouse & Focus Features Drop New Trailer — And This Wish Comes With a Price](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_635b739bd27d409080b249ba8e21495f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_635b739bd27d409080b249ba8e21495f~mv2.webp)
![‘Obsession’ [TRAILER 2] Blumhouse & Focus Features Drop New Trailer — And This Wish Comes With a Price](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_635b739bd27d409080b249ba8e21495f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_635b739bd27d409080b249ba8e21495f~mv2.webp)
‘Obsession’ [TRAILER 2] Blumhouse & Focus Features Drop New Trailer — And This Wish Comes With a Price
Blumhouse is back in its dark fantasy era. Today, Focus Features and Blumhouse officially unveiled Teaser Trailer #2 for Obsession, giving audiences a deeper look into what might be one of 2026’s most unsettling supernatural thrillers. If you thought the first teaser was eerie, this one leans even further into the consequences. And trust us… this isn’t your typical love story. A Wish Gone Wrong Written and directed by Curry Barker, Obsession centers on a hopeless romantic who
Klep Napier
Feb 121 min read
![[TRAILER]: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Teaser Signals a Dark, Unsettling Rebirth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_0b12419d739949018c8e091652eee0c8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_0b12419d739949018c8e091652eee0c8~mv2.webp)
![[TRAILER]: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Teaser Signals a Dark, Unsettling Rebirth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_0b12419d739949018c8e091652eee0c8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_0b12419d739949018c8e091652eee0c8~mv2.webp)
[TRAILER]: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Teaser Signals a Dark, Unsettling Rebirth
The curse is stirring again — but not in the way audiences might expect. A first teaser for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has officially arrived, offering an eerie glimpse into writer-director Lee Cronin’s bold reimagining of one of horror’s most enduring legends. Fresh off redefining studio horror with Evil Dead Rise, Cronin appears poised to do the same with The Mummy, trading spectacle for atmosphere and emotional unease. Rather than leaning into familiar imagery or mythology-he
Klep Napier
Jan 122 min read


Did You See This Yet? Blumhouse and Focus Features Drop the New Trailer for 'OBSESSION'
Horror fans, if you haven’t peeped this trailer yet, now is absolutely the time. Focus Features has officially partnered with Blumhouse , the studio behind some of the most iconic and genre-defining horror films of this generation, to release Curry Barker’s breakout feature Obsession . After its buzzy midnight debut at TIFF, the film instantly became one of the most talked-about discoveries of the festival, shaking audiences with a shocking and unsettling descent into abject
Klep Napier
Dec 3, 20253 min read
![[EXCLUSIVE] Scott Derrickson Talks The Black Phone 2, High School Horror, and Why He Embraced the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Comparisons -- Ahead of Its 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD in December](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_6ac18b64a5c34f60af10ae70c2680d44~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_6ac18b64a5c34f60af10ae70c2680d44~mv2.webp)
![[EXCLUSIVE] Scott Derrickson Talks The Black Phone 2, High School Horror, and Why He Embraced the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Comparisons -- Ahead of Its 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD in December](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_6ac18b64a5c34f60af10ae70c2680d44~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_6ac18b64a5c34f60af10ae70c2680d44~mv2.webp)
[EXCLUSIVE] Scott Derrickson Talks The Black Phone 2, High School Horror, and Why He Embraced the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Comparisons -- Ahead of Its 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD in December
What began as a standalone nightmare has officially become one of horror’s most compelling franchises. Director Scott Derrickson is back with The Black Phone 2 , a chilling continuation of his 2022 hit that terrified audiences and proved that simple, character-driven horror still sells. Following a powerful theatrical run, the sequel is now available on digital and arrives on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD this December , but before that—Derrickson sat down with WeAreCritiX ’s K
Klep Napier
Nov 14, 20252 min read
![[REVIEW]: 'THE BLACK PHONE 2' - Ethan Hawke Returns to Solidify “The Grabber” as Horror’s Next Icon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_d1fed0bde25e469eacf63564dd19fc3e~mv2.avif/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,al_c,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_d1fed0bde25e469eacf63564dd19fc3e~mv2.webp)
![[REVIEW]: 'THE BLACK PHONE 2' - Ethan Hawke Returns to Solidify “The Grabber” as Horror’s Next Icon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_d1fed0bde25e469eacf63564dd19fc3e~mv2.avif/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_d1fed0bde25e469eacf63564dd19fc3e~mv2.webp)
[REVIEW]: 'THE BLACK PHONE 2' - Ethan Hawke Returns to Solidify “The Grabber” as Horror’s Next Icon
Written by Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com Sometimes, sequels aim simply to repeat the original. The Black Phone 2 , directed again by Scott Derrickson and produced by Blumhouse and Universal Pictures , goes a step further: it expands the nightmare. Set squarely in the Halloween corridor, the film reunites audiences with one of modern horror’s most unsettling villains: The Grabber (Ethan Hawke). What follows is a slow-burn, tension-stacked follow-up that leans into trauma, t
Klep Napier
Oct 20, 20253 min read


Blumhouse Releases Official 'FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2' Trailer!
We’re not done with you. They’re not just at Freddy’s anymore. In 2023, Blumhouse’s box-office horror phenomenon Five Nights at Freddy’s,...
Klep Napier
Jul 24, 20252 min read
![[REVIEW]: 'THE MONKEY', Osgood Perkin's Laughs, Gore and Galore, But Is There Something More?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_ab320a70b09448ddaff473d6bd4aa09a~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,al_c,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_ab320a70b09448ddaff473d6bd4aa09a~mv2.webp)
![[REVIEW]: 'THE MONKEY', Osgood Perkin's Laughs, Gore and Galore, But Is There Something More?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7bdb2_ab320a70b09448ddaff473d6bd4aa09a~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/e7bdb2_ab320a70b09448ddaff473d6bd4aa09a~mv2.webp)
[REVIEW]: 'THE MONKEY', Osgood Perkin's Laughs, Gore and Galore, But Is There Something More?
The Enigmatic Appeal of "The Monkey": A Dive into Stephen King's Portrayal of Trauma and Horror Join us and explore the darkly comedic...
Klep Napier
Feb 19, 20254 min read


Blumhouse Releases Trailer For New Thriller 'DROP'
Watch the trailer to the latest edge-of-your-seat thriller from Blumhouse and Happy Death Day director Chris Landon, Drop . Starring...
Klep Napier
Jan 22, 20251 min read
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