Two big horror films, Obsession and Backrooms, just smashed all box office expectations. So much of their success has been driven by Gen Z, which is now the biggest moviegoing demographic. But what makes a movie a Gen Z movie? Today we’re bringing you an episode of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute. Host Brittany Luse talks about this trend with Sam Adams and Reanna Cruz.  If you want to hear more about these movies, check out these episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/15/nx-s1-5822305/in-obsession-love-hurts-it-really-really-really-hurts"target="_blank" >In ‘Obsession,’ love hurts. It really, really, really hurts.</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5838026/backrooms-brings-youtube-horror-to-the-big-screen"target="_blank" >'Backrooms' brings YouTube horror to the big screen</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5771506/zendaya-brings-the-drama-we-bring-the-spoilers"target="_blank" >Zendaya brings 'The Drama,' we bring the spoilers</a> Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:<a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"target="_blank" >Letterboxd</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pchh"target="_blank" >Facebook</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pop-culture"target="_blank" >Our weekly newsletter</a><a href="https://plus.npr.org/happy"target="_blank" >Support Pop Culture Happy Hour+</a> See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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