Ryan Hollinger

Subscribers 773K

Videos 508

Views 170.9M

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Ryan Hollinger analyzes horror and related media, providing in-depth context and commentary through essays, analyses, and retrospectives. Content often appears as analytical explorations of horror films and media, with a mix of deep-dives and contextual breakdowns, and occasionally broader nostalgia-driven content. The channel publishes new videos regularly, with an average around 169.2K views per video based on recent data, indicating frequent uploads across a variety of horror and film topics.

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#1

WatchMojo.com view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 32K

Views 17.9B

Appearances 12

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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They share a strong overlap with Ryan Hollinger on horror-focused search queries like horror cinema trends and horror theories (100% search alignment) and similarly produce content around horror archetypes, resulting in a high 83% overall match.

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Chupacabro view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 329K

Videos 213

Views 51.7M

Appearances 15

SERP 84%

Similarity 81%

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Chupacabro targets the same horror analysis and theory queries as Ryan (high 84% search alignment) and delivers horror genre breakdowns with comparable depth (81% content alignment), yielding an 82% match.

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Spikima Movies view on YouTube ▶

76% relevance

Subscribers 540K

Videos 73

Views 43.3M

Appearances 12

SERP 72%

Similarity 79%

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Spikima Movies pursues horror film analysis and cinematic cues similar to Ryan (72% search alignment) and emphasizes filmmaking analysis with strong content parity (79%), totaling a 76% match.

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The Film Theorists view on YouTube ▶

75% relevance

Subscribers 13.4M

Videos 672

Views 3.5B

Appearances 13

SERP 73%

Similarity 75%

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The Film Theorists focus on horror film theory aligns with Ryan on theory-driven queries (73% search alignment) and provides parallel theoretical analysis (75% content alignment), giving a 75% match.

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Nightmare Movies view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 216K

Videos 68

Views 19.1M

Appearances 14

SERP 51%

Similarity 82%

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Nightmare Movies overlaps with Ryan on horror film analysis and genre breakdown (51% search alignment) and demonstrates high content similarity in critique (82%), resulting in a 70% match overall.

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Film Riot view on YouTube ▶

66% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 1.2K

Views 243.5M

Appearances 6

SERP 57%

Similarity 73%

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Film Riot shares interest in horror filmmaking analysis and cinematic cues (57% search alignment) with a similar framing style (73% content alignment), producing a 66% match.

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Discovered competitors include WatchMojo.com (83% match) and Chupacabro (82% match) as top rivals. Both align with Ryan Hollinger on overlapping queries like horror cinema trends, horror movie theories, and horror film analysis. Spikima Movies (76% match) and The Film Theorists (75% match) also compete on horror film theory and related analyses. Nightmare Movies (70% match) overlaps on horror film analysis and genre breakdowns. Ryan Hollinger has 773K subscribers, while WatchMojo.com leads with 25.9M subscribers, and The Film Theorists has 13.4M; Chupacabro has 329K, Spikima Movies 540K, and Nightmare Movies 216K. All cited competitors share common queries around horror analysis, theories, and breakdowns which directly intersect with Ryan Hollinger’s content focus.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Ryan Hollinger?

Ryan Hollinger's biggest competitors on YouTube are WatchMojo.com (83% match, 25.9M subscribers), Chupacabro (82% match, 329K subscribers), and Spikima Movies (76% match, 540K subscribers). They share a focus on video essays and documentary-style analysis of film, horror, and nostalgia content, similar to Hollinger's emphasis on analysis, horror, and retrospectives.

What type of content does Ryan Hollinger make?

Ryan Hollinger creates video essay style content focused on horror, comedy, nostalgia, and film analysis, often exploring 'worst' or retro-themed topics. Uploads appear frequent, with an average around 169.2K views per video and multiple recent videos with views in the 90K–416K range, indicating a steady posting cadence.

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