Curry Barker Returns to His YouTube Horror Roots With ‘Mama Bear’ Amid ‘Obsession’ Success

The filmmaker's five-minute short reunited him with 'Obsession' costume designer Blair James, who tells The Hollywood Reporter the project was filmed just three and a half weeks before its release. 'Obsession' director Curry Barker returns to his YouTube horror roots with 'Mama Bear' amid movie's success. Curry Barker is returning to his YouTube roots with Mama Bear, a new horror short the Obsession filmmaker released Thursday, just in time for Halloween. Sponsored by Windows, the five-minute film was written, directed and edited by Barker and released on the That’s a Bad Idea YouTube channel, the sketch comedy series he co-runs with creative partner Cooper Tomlinson. The short follows Jon Lee Richardson as Floyd, a young man whose nap is interrupted by disturbing phone calls that quickly turn his day into a nightmare.

Things take an unsettling turn when Floyd discovers he isn’t the only version of himself. The cast also includes Katie Sarife as Lacey, Ericka Kreuz as Ms. Wilson and Joshua Snyder as Floyd’s doppelgänger. Sarife will also appear in Medium Rare, an upcoming horror short from Barker’s father, Jeff Barker, which The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported was in the works. The short’s eerie atmosphere and unsettling visuals echo Obsession, particularly a shot of a figure lurking in a dark corner. The moment recalls a scene in the feature