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Steven Spielberg acquires rights to The Mandela Catalogue

Steven Spielberg has acquired the rights to The Mandela Catalogue, a popular YouTube horror series. The deal comes amid strong box-office returns for recent internet-origin horror films. Industry interest in adapting online horror properties appears to be growing.

• Spielberg secured rights to The Mandela Catalogue
• The Mandela Catalogue began as a YouTube horror series
• Recent online-origin horror hits grossed hundreds of millions (Obsession $374M, Backrooms $331M)
• Sign of increasing studio interest in adapting digital horror content