Curry Barker Hints ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Exists in the Same Universe as ‘Obsession’ While Revealing Nikki’s Dark Fate!

With Backrooms arriving tonight and poised to dominate the conversation, the past two weeks have been all about Obsession, Focus Features’ latest release from YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker.

As discussion surrounding Obsession continues, attention has also turned toward Barker’s next project, Anything But Ghosts, which is currently in post-production and scheduled for release through Focus Features next year.

What’s particularly interesting is a revelation Barker made during a post-screening Q&A. According to the filmmaker, Anything But Ghosts takes place in the same universe as Obsession. In the process, he also appeared to reveal Nikki’s shocking fate following the events of the smash hit Obsession.

Spoiler Warning: “There’s like a news article thing on the next movie where you hear a news anchor talking about a triple homicide [by] a woman,” Barker told an audience during a recent post-screening Q&A.

It’s a fun Easter egg we hope will actually end up in Anything But Ghosts, but the bigger takeaway is what this revelation means for Nikki. Barker’s comments imply that Nikki is ultimately blamed for the deaths and faces prosecution in the aftermath of Obsession‘s events.

What makes that detail so interesting is how perfectly it fits the film’s central “monkey’s paw” concept. Throughout Obsession, every wish comes with a price. By the film’s conclusion, Nikki ends up making the same wish that Bear did, despite not necessarily acting of her own free will or even being fully conscious of the choice she’s making. If Barker’s comments are any indication, her prosecution becomes the cost of that wish.

It’s a dark but fitting extension of the film’s mythology. Nikki may get what the wish grants her, but, as with every other wish in Obsession, the consequences are inescapable.