# ‘Obsession’ And ‘Backrooms’ Win Big at Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/obsession-and-backrooms-win-big-at-fangoria-chainsaw-awards/
- Published: 2026-10-26T02:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T03:37:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/awards/news/obsession-backrooms-win-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-1236919175/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Film, Gaming, Horror, Travel

## Key points

- “Obsession” won five Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
- “Backrooms” received three awards.
- “Widow’s Bay” and “Resident Evil: Requiem” won in their categories.

## Summary

“Obsession” led the fan-voted Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, winning five prizes, including Best Director for Curry Barker and Best Lead Performance for Inde Navarrette. The awards celebrate horror across film, television and gaming, and the ceremony premiered on Shudder on Sunday, hosted by Devon Sawa.

“Backrooms” won three awards: Best First Feature, Best Cinematography and Best Score. “Widow’s Bay” won Best Series and “Resident Evil: Requiem” Best Video Game; retriever Indy received the Goodest Boy award for “Good Boy”. Joe Bird and James A. Janisse also received Editor’s Eyeball Awards recognising their contributions to horror.

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