Obsession and Backrooms Secure Major Wins at Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

The horror feature Obsession led the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards with five wins, including Best Director for Curry Barker and Best Lead Performance for Inde Navarrette, Variety Film reported. The fan-voted ceremony premiered on Sunday on the streaming service Shudder and was hosted by actor Devon Sawa. The awards celebrate achievements across horror film, television, and gaming. [1]

During the broadcast, Insidious actor Lin Shaye presented the final award of the evening to Obsession, Variety Film reported. In addition, Cujo star Dee Wallace presented the Goodest Boy award to the leading canine in Good Boy. [1]

The feature films Obsession, Kane Parsons's Backrooms, and Markiplier's Iron Lung highlight a current industry trend of audiences flocking to works by filmmakers who began by creating online shorts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This pathway traces back to Swedish director David F. Sandberg, whose two-and-a-half-minute YouTube video Lights Out was adapted by New Line into a 2016 studio film. [2]

The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are an annual ceremony run by the horror fan magazine Fangoria, giving out awards for horror and thriller media since 1992, with television categories added in 2015. The independent studio A24 produced and distributed the 2026 feature Backrooms. [4][5]