The Real Reason Markiplier Started with Horror Games @slate

Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Markiplier has been entertaining millions of fans on YouTube for over a decade. But his new horror movie Iron Lung—which he self-financed, directed, wrote and acted in—was a smash at the box office, not on his YouTube channel. Markiplier joins Lizzie O'Leary to discuss the movie, what it means for YouTube and Hollywood, and what got him started in horror.

Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/k29YAAX5u3w?si=Txy4TVi9-00soAK3

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