Curry Barker, the director of the box-office hit Obsession, has released a new horror short called Mama Bear. The film runs for nearly five minutes and can be watched for free on YouTube. It takes Barker back to the platform where his career began.

The release comes only a few months after Obsession did well in theatres and made Barker one of the most talked-about new names in horror.

Mama Bear premiered on October 29, 2026, on the YouTube channel That's A Bad Idea. The filmmaker runs the channel with his longtime collaborator Cooper Tomlinson.

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What Is Mama Bear All About?

The short follows a man named Floyd, played by Jon Lee Richardson. He is trying to sleep when a series of disturbing phone calls disrupts his night. Things turn scary when he realises that another version of himself could be close by.

Joshua Snyder plays the mysterious double. Katie Sarife and Ericka Kreuz play Lacey and Ms Wilson. Barker wrote, directed and edited the film.

Some of the people who worked on Obsession also came back for this project, including production designer Vivian Grey and costume designer Blair James. Microsoft Windows sponsored the film. It gives viewers a quick horror watch just before Halloween.

With Mama Bear, Curry Barker has gone back to the format that launched his career. Horror fans get a free Halloween release while his next big-screen projects are in the works.

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Curry Barker's Next Project: His next feature, Anything But Ghosts, will release in 2027. Barker and Tomlinson star as a pair of fake paranormal investigators who end up dealing with real ghosts.

FAQ

1. How much did Curry Barker's Obsession collect at the Indian box office?

Obsession earned a net total of Rs 84.84 crore net and Rs 100 crore+ gross in India, making it a massive box-office success.

2. Where can you stream Curry Barker's new horror short Mama Bear?

Mama Bear is available to watch for free on YouTube on the channel That’s A Bad Idea, which Curry Barker runs with his collaborator Cooper Tomlinson.

3. What is Curry Barker's next movie after Mama Bear?

His next feature project is a horror-comedy titled Anything But Ghosts, which stars Barker and Cooper Tomlinson and is scheduled to release in theaters on May 7, 2027.