The new Backrooms trailer is a liminal hellscape, and it’s perfect
Fans are already praising director Kane Parsons.
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How Backrooms went from a viral 4chan post to an A24 movie starring an Oscar-nominated actor
The Backrooms are one of the best-known examples of the liminal space aesthetic — places that feel in-between, like empty offices, hallways, or waiting rooms, which are familiar but unsettling when deserted
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The Backrooms Trailer Is Here, And I'm Obsessed With Its Take On Found Footage Horror
The internet’s creepiest liminal nightmare gets a big-screen upgrade.
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Backrooms trailer brings YouTube creepypastas to life as Doctor Strange's Chiwetel Ejiofor enters a nightmarish alternate reality
The movie adaptation of Kane Parsons' viral web series Backrooms looks just as creepy and creative as we'd hoped
Total Film ·
The Backrooms star says working with the 20-year-old director of A24's viral horror video adaptation was "very exciting": "I love that he hasn't really watched that many movies. His references are totally different"
Renate Reinsve is full of praise for The Backrooms director Kane Parsons, A24's youngest ever filmmaker
Total Film ·
A24 movie based on viral found-footage horror videos adds Worst Person in the World actor to cast, taking the previously reported role of The Penguin star
Renate Reinsve is set to star in The Backrooms
Total Film ·
A24 is making a movie based on The Backrooms, the 2019 creepypasta that now forms the basis for every other game on Steam
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cristin Milioti in talks to star.
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2 years after its announcement Dr Strange star and The Penguin's Golden Globe-nominated Sofia Falcone are in talks to lead the weirdest horror movie adaptation out there
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cristin Milioti are in talks to lead the film
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