Show Notes
Acknowledgment of Country
I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.
Content warnings: suicide, sexual & emotional abuse, animal death, coarse language.
Question for listeners - lemme know in the comments, on socials or email: What would you wish for if you had One Wish Willow?
Links:
Find me: @filmladyroyal on Letterboxd, Bluesky & Instagram
Email: kinoroyalepodcast@gmail.com
Movie Reviews on Cinefile Blog: https://cinefileblog.com/blog/obsession
Discover Film Lady: https://filmladyproductions.netlify.app/
Music - all tracks are royalty free via Free Music Archive — CC BY:
Amarent - Caught in the Middle (Instrumental) - Remastered
Amarent - Never Let Go (Instrumental)
Jake Hunter - Scary Cinematic Background Piano
Mindseye - Orion - Instrumental
Mindseye - Spores - Instrumental
Soularflair - Call Of The Void (soundtrack, dark, creepy, scary)
Soularflair - Soundscape 35 (dark, scary, mechanized drone)
Soularflair - Soundscape 36 (shrill, scary, ghostly, drone)
Triple5 Here - Creepy
The episode was written, recorded & edited by the author using Audacity free software.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Podcasts
"Obsession (2026) — The Scariest Film of the Year So Far?" Evolution of Horror. Podcast audio.
"Obsession (2026)." Dead Meat. Podcast audio.
Films
Talk to Me. Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou. 2022.
Paranormal Activity. Directed by Oren Peli. 2007.
The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin. 1973.
Possession. Directed by Andrzej Żuławski. 1981.
Misery. Directed by Rob Reiner. 1990.
Companion. Directed by Drew Hancock. 2025.
Playlists
Burwell, Rock. Obsession. Spotify, 2026. https://open.spotify.com/album/295aVJ1pcfkOGRMODulEYs?si=VIvMVWGcTwG-jhuINP1c5w.
"Hits to Get Obsessed To." Spotify playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QTxVLQHLtZEqcoGXdSmur?si=b76c65ec0b0a4df0.
Books
Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. 1847.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1925.
Fowles, John. The Collector. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963.
Kepnes, Caroline. You. New York: Atria Books, 2014.
King, Stephen. Needful Things. New York: Viking, 1991.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. Paris: Olympia Press, 1955.
Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina. 1878.
Chapters:
00:00 Acknowledgement of Country
00:30 Cold Open & Intro
02:53 News
03:23 Upcoming Schedule for 3mo
07:05 Agenda
08:37 Where to Find Moi
09:52 Why Obsession
15:04 Synopsis
16:40 Impressions - SPOILERS AHEAD
18:42 Post-Watch Impressions
26:23 Best Spooks
36:16 Themes
41:14 Summary of OG Monkey's Paw
49:32 Associations
57:14 Ratings
58:11 Recoms
01:03:29 My One Wish Willow
01:06:57 Listener Request
01:07:36 Lukewarm Close