What You Need To Know About 'Backrooms,' According To Its Director The new A24 horror movie 'Backrooms' comes with extensive lore attached. How much do you need to know going in? Inverse · May 28
Meet Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old behind the year’s scariest movie. Yes, we said 20 INTERVIEW: The sci-fi enthusiast was still in high school making VFX videos at his family kitchen table when A24 tapped him for their next internet-fuelled horror film, making him their youngest ever director. Annabel Nugent speaks to Kane Parsons, still only 20, about his transition to the big screen The Independent UK · May 28
Backrooms director says Portal 2 is the "biggest inspiration" for new A24 horror movie It's a trippy puzzle-solving game, so that tracks Total Film · May 27
Backrooms review: A24's liminal horror is the perfect adaptation of the creepypasta, and die-hard fans will adore it Backrooms is finally on the big screen and I think long term fans of the horror legend will be very pleased indeed. TechRadar · May 27
Backrooms review: Kane Parsons' puzzling panic rooms are this year’s freakiest show 4/5 Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve enter a maze of discombobulating horror in 20-year-old Kane Parsons’ adaptation of his YouTube series Evening Standard · May 27
Backrooms director Kane Parsons explains how influential Valve's Portal is to his work: 'I frequently have dreams where I'm just in the Aperture Science Enrichment Center' Remember, no Portal just before bed. PC Gamer · May 27
A24's Backrooms movie has a 'fairly simple' story, its director says — but the new horror movie doesn't dumb down 'all of the lore' that diehard fans love in order to appeal to a wider audience The director of A24's latest horror film has had his say on some movie and TV adaptations don't deliver on their promises to fans. TechRadar · May 27
Backrooms star debunks bizarre rumor the new horror movie from 20-year-old director was "ghost directed" by its more well-known producers Mark Duplass has defended Backrooms director Kane Parsons Total Film · May 27
Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook Debut from 20-year-old director examines memory, reality and fear after Chiwetel Ejiofor accesses an infinite series of hidden rooms that all feel creepily askew The Guardian - UK · May 27
The Most Ambitious Thriller Of The Year Brings An Internet Phenomenon To Life 'Backrooms,' Kane Parsons' new A24 thriller adapting the popular internet sensation, is a visionary setting in search of a great story. Inverse · May 27
Backrooms review – This 4chan-inspired internet horror will define a new generation of filmmakers 4/5 Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star in 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons’s eerie, fascinating exploration of liminal spaces The Independent UK · May 27
The Backrooms: how a teenager’s creepy YouTube series became the year’s most anticipated horror Before Kane Parsons had a Hollywood deal, he had a cheap laptop in his bedroom, a consumer-grade camera, and a grainy image from a 4chan forum. The Conversation · May 26
Inside the Backrooms: the internet horror world built by its users What if you could visit a place that does not exist on any map? A place whispered about online as though it sits just beyond the edges of our known world. A place known quite simply as, the Backrooms. The Conversation · May 26
Marvel star says he "didn't have any thoughts" about Backrooms' "viral nature", was just drawn to its "deep psychological resonance" Exclusive: Chiwetel Ejiofor explains why he didn't feel any pressure to live up to Backrooms fans' expectations with the movie Total Film · May 25
Cinemablend · May 25 How Were Backrooms' Found Footage Scenes Shot? Director Kane Parsons Explains How It Compares To His YouTube Series The viral series is about to haunt the big screen.
Total Film · May 25 Backrooms star says she was genuinely "a little concerned" she'd go "insane" while filming in new horror movie's labyrinthian sets: "I wouldn't actually go alone" Exclusive: Renate Reinsve talks Backrooms' "scary, eerie" set and how her palpable fear during production was "good for the character"
Euronews · May 25 From creepypasta to Hollywood: Everything you need to know about 'Backrooms' and liminal horror Ever been in an empty corridor which seems to stretch on forever, or found yourself in a deserted room that feels "off"? An upcoming film taps into "liminality", an important concept in architecture, psychology and anthropology. Here's everything you need to know about 'Backrooms'.
The Independent UK · May 20 Summer Movie Guide 2026: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August This summer, Hollywood is buzzing with a mix of sequels, adaptations, and original films
PC Gamer · May 20 Backrooms actor Chiwetel Ejiofor was surprised to find out the 30,000 square foot set is the first of its kind: 'I thought that somewhere it had been built before' Those shorts do look pretty convincing to be fair.
Total Film · May 18 Kane Parsons promises his Backrooms movie will be "in strict continuity" with his viral YouTube series and won't offer concrete answers Backrooms director Kane Parsons promises to stay loyal to his online fanbase
The Guardian - UK · May 15 Are you sitting uncomfortably? How Backrooms upended the horror movie It was just a creepy picture on the internet. Now it’s the year’s freakiest film. Its 20-year-old auteur Kane Parsons and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve take us through the terrifying labyrinth
TechRadar · May 12 I found some eerie new Backrooms marketing ahead of the horror movie's release and it's left me seriously freaked out Backrooms fans have spotted some creepy new marketing for the anticipated new A24 horror movie.
The Independent UK · May 1 From 'Moana' to 'Leviticus,' here are summer movie breakouts you need to know This summer's movies are spotlighting fresh talent
Creative Bloq · Apr 27 "People were getting lost": how The Backrooms' director used Blender to build a 30k-square-foot set Director Kane Parsons discusses the meticulous creative process behind bringing the world to life.
Inverse · Apr 25 The 10 Most Exciting Summer 2026 Movies Here are the 10 most anticipated films of the summer, from Spider-Man's latest adventure to Christopher Nolan's first fantasy epic.