What would you do with one wish?

A question that has been beckoned amongst numerous cultures and stories throughout human history. The ability to change the world or gain that which you most desire through supernatural means. Needless to say, it’s pretty easy even for the most well-placed wishes to go disastrously wrong, and hence why such tales have often fallen under the horror genre.

With Obsession from Focus Features, it’s an all too easy temptation. Bear (Michael Johnston) is a shy young man who desires the love of...