Find XO: Horror is becoming a big money-maker across film, games, and TV (theverge.com)

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- The source reports that horror works bring in large profits despite relatively low production costs, so investment and programming are growing across film, games, and TV. - The source reports that the films Obsession and Backrooms together recorded nearly $1 billion in box office earnings. Backrooms' production cost is reportedly estimated at $10 million, and Obsession's is said to be under $1 million. - According to Twitch, from January 2026 to September, horror content was watched for 287 million hours, and viewing of the horror tag rose 6 percent from last year. This is the figure Twitch reported. - The source reports that Resident Evil Requiem sold 8 million copies after its release in February. The claim that six series titles this year sold more than 3 million copies cites a Game File report.

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Editorial opinionstartupxo 1h ago

I was caught by the part saying Backrooms was made for about $10 million and earned close to $1 billion. However, the original itself notes that streaming viewership figures are rarely disclosed, so it seems hard to tell from this article alone how widely horror actually gets watched on Netflix or Amazon. There is a visible trend toward more experiments in a genre that is cheap to make and can earn big, but whether hits cover the flops should be looked at separately. If you have watched a few recent horror series, I am curious which one stayed with you longer.

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