Jun 11, 2026 · 12 min · 9 segments
Cooper Tomlinson talks about Obsession, working with Curry Barker and much more!
Cooper TomlinsonGuest
Peter RoumeliotisHostWell, growing up, like, it's funny because there's a lot of, like, horror films that have comedy in it.
And there was always, like, you look back and it's like there were serious undertones.
with all of this have you ever have you as a filmmaker always kind of looked at comedy with those serious undertones that could be like associated with horror and drama do you know what I mean by that it's interesting
Yeah, we just really try to, with comedy, just keep it grounded, keep it real and honest.
And it's like people are like, how do you come up with your skits? And it's like we're just out in the wilderness.
You know, we come up – like these things happen that are just – funny and real and and even the the scary stuff is funny it's like that's I think that's why people are so like get so uncomfortable with obsession and it's very unsettling just because of how like real it can be you know and and I think that's why it works it
crazy seeing the reaction at TIFF people being like this was like the scariest thing I've ever seen and then now people are like This is the scariest thing I've ever seen.
But I also think the film did a very good job of, and this is just a credit to everyone involved in Curry.
I have a feeling I know where this is going, but then it's like, I have no idea where this is going.
And, you know, we do it in our sketches, you know, but like for Obsession and just even Milk and Cereal, it's like how – it's a familiar concept, but how do – How do you put the spin on it? Because I think the thing is everybody's been seeing kind of the same thing a lot.
Well, growing up, like, it's funny because there's a lot of, like, horror films that have comedy in it.
And there was always, like, you look back and it's like there were serious undertones.
with all of this have you ever have you as a filmmaker always kind of looked at comedy with those serious undertones that could be like associated with horror and drama do you know what I mean by that it's interesting
Yeah, we just really try to, with comedy, just keep it grounded, keep it real and honest.
And it's like people are like, how do you come up with your skits? And it's like we're just out in the wilderness.
You know, we come up – like these things happen that are just – funny and real and and even the the scary stuff is funny it's like that's I think that's why people are so like get so uncomfortable with obsession and it's very unsettling just because of how like real it can be you know and and I think that's why it works it
crazy seeing the reaction at TIFF people being like this was like the scariest thing I've ever seen and then now people are like This is the scariest thing I've ever seen.
But I also think the film did a very good job of, and this is just a credit to everyone involved in Curry.
I have a feeling I know where this is going, but then it's like, I have no idea where this is going.
And, you know, we do it in our sketches, you know, but like for Obsession and just even Milk and Cereal, it's like how – it's a familiar concept, but how do – How do you put the spin on it? Because I think the thing is everybody's been seeing kind of the same thing a lot.
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