The ‘Obsession’ Ending Is Bleaker Than Fans Realized: Nikki Survives the Spell but Is Headed to Prison for the Murders It Forced Her to Commit

The ending of Obsession looks, at first glance, like a survival story — Nikki lives, and the spell that drove the film’s violence is finally broken. But a closer read of the final scene suggests something far darker waiting for her.

A still from Obsession. Photo by Obsession.

The spell broke and Bear is dead, but Nikki doesn’t get a happy ending. She’s the one left standing over the bodies, and the cops have no reason to believe a curse made her do it.

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