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Curry Barker Releases New Horror Short 'Mama Bear' on YouTube

The director of the hit film Obsession has released a new five-minute horror short titled Mama Bear exclusively on his YouTube channel.

7 publishers · 8 articles · first seen 29 Oct 2026 · updated 8d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Curry Barker
0%50%100%21%28 Sept, 19:37 UTCnowThe New York Times: Curry Barker Narrates a Scene From ‘Obsession’ · 30 Oct, 18:01 UTCThe New York Times: How Curry Barker Makes a Sad Face Terrifying in ‘Obsession’ · 30 Oct, 17:59 UTCMovies | Hollywood Reporter: Curry Barker Returns to His YouTube Horror Roots With ‘Mama Bear’ Amid ‘Obsession’ Success · 30 Oct, 01:01 UTCThe Verge: The director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube · 29 Oct, 23:57 UTCVariety: ‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker Debuts Shocking New Short Film ‘Mama Bear,’ Just in Time for Halloween · 29 Oct, 15:50 UTCThe A.V. Club: Curry Barker follows up Obsession with a YouTube horror short · 30 Oct, 17:01 UTCIndieWire: Curry Barker Drops Surprise New Short Film ‘Mama Bear’ — Watch · 29 Oct, 18:30 UTCConsequence: Obsession Director Curry Barker Releases New Horror Short to YouTube · 29 Oct, 17:58 UTC

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The story so far

7 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 29 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 29 October at 15:50 UTC; Consequence followed 2h 08m later. The most recent article, from The New York Times, appeared on 30 October at 18:01 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), Movies | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Consequence, IndieWire, The A.V. Club.

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  • Curry Barker — the market puts it at 21%, with $957 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Curry Barker receives a nomination for Best Director at the 99th Academy Awards. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the release date of the film for the deadline, but only an official Oscar nomination counts.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Curry Barker at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. Variety‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker Debuts Shocking New Short Film ‘Mama Bear,’ Just in Time for Halloween14%
  2. ConsequenceObsession Director Curry Barker Releases New Horror Short to YouTube14%
  3. IndieWireCurry Barker Drops Surprise New Short Film ‘Mama Bear’ — Watch14%
  4. The VergeThe director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube14%
  5. Movies | Hollywood ReporterCurry Barker Returns to His YouTube Horror Roots With ‘Mama Bear’ Amid ‘Obsession’ Success14%
  6. The A.V. ClubCurry Barker follows up Obsession with a YouTube horror short14%
  7. The New York TimesHow Curry Barker Makes a Sad Face Terrifying in ‘Obsession’14%
  8. The New York TimesCurry Barker Narrates a Scene From ‘Obsession’14%
  9. Current odds21%

Sources

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  1. Curry Barker Narrates a Scene From ‘Obsession’ The New York Times ·
  2. How Curry Barker Makes a Sad Face Terrifying in ‘Obsession’ The New York Times ·
  3. Curry Barker Returns to His YouTube Horror Roots With ‘Mama Bear’ Amid ‘Obsession’ Success Movies | Hollywood Reporter ·
  4. The director of Obsession put a new horror short on YouTube The Verge ·
  5. ‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker Debuts Shocking New Short Film ‘Mama Bear,’ Just in Time for Halloween Variety ·
  6. Curry Barker follows up Obsession with a YouTube horror short The A.V. Club
  7. Curry Barker Drops Surprise New Short Film ‘Mama Bear’ — Watch IndieWire
  8. Obsession Director Curry Barker Releases New Horror Short to YouTube Consequence

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