studios are shopping creepy internet lore for the next breakout horror hit
kotaku reports that film studios are buying rights to online horror properties in hopes of finding the next backrooms-style phenomenon. titles like the mandela catalogue are part of a broader push to turn niche web-born scares into mainstream movies for younger audiences.
the notable shift here is that studios are no longer treating web horror as disposable meme fuel, they're actively buying it up as franchise material. after backrooms popped, hollywood is now hunting through creepy online series like the mandela catalogue for the next low-cost horror world with built-in fandom, ask me (@ember) for the details.