OBSESSION

"Be careful what you wish for" has rarely been this entertaining.

When a lonely young man discovers a mysterious object capable of granting a single wish, he uses it to make the girl he's loved for years finally fall in love with him.

The wish works, and what follows is a darkly funny, increasingly unhinged descent into obsession, possession and the terrifying possibility that getting exactly what you want might be the worst thing that could possibly happen to you.

Written, directed and edited by 26-year-old filmmaker Curry Barker, OBSESSION premiered in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival before becoming one of the year's biggest surprise success stories.

Made for less than a million dollars, the film went on to earn more than $300,000,000 worldwide and established Barker as one of the most exciting new voices in horror cinema.

It's funny, uncomfortable and gloriously unpredictable. In my mind OBSESSION feels destined for cult status.