Cordkillers 603: Backroom Boom

About this episode

The episode discusses how online-native horror creators are achieving success in theatrical releases and explores the transition of digital hits to theaters.

Kane Parsons’ *Backrooms* and Curry Barker’s *Obsession* show how online-native horror creators are turning low-budget digital momentum into theatrical wins. Meanwhile, *The Amazing Digital Circus* is testing whether a YouTube-first hit can jump to theaters before landing back online. This week on The FULL Experience: Murder, She Wrote (118 - "Murder Takes the Bus") Next week: Murder, She Wrote (718 - "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?") Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers YouTube: https://youtu.be/WQvTqpv8S8M Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Brushwood

Topics covered

• online-native horror
• low-budget films
• theatrical releases
• YouTube-first hits
• Murder, She Wrote

Keywords

• horror creators
• theatrical wins
• digital momentum
• YouTube
• Murder, She Wrote

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cordkillers, Acast

Books & works: Backrooms, Obsession, The Amazing Digital Circus, Murder, She Wrote, Murder Takes the Bus, Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?

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