Obsession (2026) looks like a love story, but it plays like a curse. In this episode, Joshua and his partner My dig into Curry Barker’s supernatural horror film about Bear, Nikki, and a One Wish Willow that turns “I’d do anything for you” into a literal nightmare. We talk about obsession, codependency, cursed romance, and why almost everyone in this movie is a villain in their own way—Bear’s pathetic insecurity, Ian’s snake‑energy selfishness, Nikki’s weaponized devotion, and Sarah’s quiet.

Along the way, we compare Obsession to classic Monkey’s Paw–style horror, unpack how desire and control get dressed up as “true love,” and ask whether romance tropes and smutty fantasy can actually warp the way we see real relationships. We also get into fan theories about whether Nikki is possessed, how the wish rewrites reality, and whether Bear’s bloo ...