Hollywood wants the internet’s next horror hit

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Hollywood’s next major horror franchise may already be hiding somewhere in your YouTube recommendations. Or at least studios seem to think so. It’s official: three more internet horror creations are heading to the big screen as creator-led movies continue to spark competitive bidding wars across Hollywood. On July 2, United Artists, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and Amazon MGM Studios acquired the film rights to The Mandela Catalogue following an 11-studio auction. […]

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