04/06/2026
Horror fans will never forget May 2026. In the span of a few weeks, the genre delivered three of the year's biggest success stories and completely took over the box office
HOKUM became a surprise critical hit with an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, OBSESSION exploded into a worldwide phenomenon with a stunning 96% score and nearly $150 million at the box office, while BACKROOMS turned an internet legend into A24's biggest domestic success ever.
What's crazy is that all three films approached horror in completely different ways, proving that audiences are hungry for everything from psychological terror to supernatural nightmares and internet-born horror.
Months from now, horror fans are going to look back at May 2026 as one of the strongest stretches the genre has had in years