‘Anything But Ghosts’: Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ Follow-Up Arrives May 2027

Focus Features is bringing Curry Barker back to theaters next May, and honestly, why wouldn’t they?

Focus and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster have officially dated Anything But Ghosts for May 7, 2027, with an exclusive nationwide theatrical release.

As I’ve alluded to several times over the past few months, I expected Focus to aim for roughly the same time of year as Obsession, which opened May 15. That film went on to cross $500 million worldwide, as we previously reported. When something works that spectacularly, it makes sense to come back for another round.

We’ve been digging into Anything But Ghosts for months here at Dread Central, including who’s actually leading the movie beneath its starry supporting cast.

As Dread Central previously reported, Barker (Milk & Serial) and longtime collaborator Cooper Tomlinson (Obsession) play the film’s leads. Today’s announcement officially confirms that pairing, alongside Violet McGraw (M3GAN), Chris Reinacher (Superstore), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Village), and Aaron Paul (The Last House on the Left).

The studio’s official logline follows “a group of fame-seeking wannabe ‘ghosthunters’” who get in over their heads as things spiral wildly and terrifyingly out of control.

That builds on Barker’s earlier description of two con artists whose fake paranormal investigations take a dangerous turn when they encounter the real thing. Tomlinson has also offered a memorable explanation of how the film balances comedy and horror.

As we covered in June, Tomlinson told Raiders of the Lost Podcast, “The movie’s like if Key and Peele walked into .”