I mean, come on, what else was I going to use but that iconic frown from the film, which has become a meme reproduced throughout the internet (fair use)

(10) OBSESSION (2026) – thought I’d better post an individual entry for it, not just my revised Top 10 Horror Films for 2026!

“I love you so, so, so, so, so much. I don’t think I could live without you.”

And oh boy, does she show us just how much. The film that gave us the meme of that girl’s epic full-faced frown (although I’d seen the same expression from my ex-wife from a similar place of hot slice of crazy).

Easily ranking in my wildcard tenth place as best horror film of 2026 – indeed it was close call for best film but Project Hail Mary just pips it at the post – and one that will almost certainly rise much higher up my top ten instead of being swapped out for a new wildcard tenth place entry.

There’s not much more to be said about it without spoiling it so just see it. It’s a simple story with its monkey’s paw premise of a wish gone wrong. It’s the execution on a shoestring budget, reminiscent of Raimi’s debut Evil Dead film, that proves so effective – the simple effects among other things of using darkness and silhouettes, lighting on eyes, movement and so on – and the disturbing nature of its psychological horror on a number of levels.

The film owes much of its appeal in the stellar performance of its lead actress, Inde Navarette, and the character Nikki she conjures from the dark depths of the human psyche, similarly to how she is conjured by the wish of the film’s story. Although I share the view of Youtuber Toler Talks in his commentary on the film – “I mean, I know she’s a murderous psychopath and all but you still would, wouldn’t ya?” (I’m a sucker for a hot slice of crazy, hence the aforementioned ex-wife who was only slightly less obsessive than Nikki).

RATING:

X-TIER (WILD TIER)