Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

THE TRUTH ABOUT: 2 - The Untold Story

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

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

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.

PC Gamer

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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

Total Film

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

TechRadar

New A24 horror Backrooms unveils creepy commercial, and you can ring the number for levelled-up scares

"The only thing you'll be wanting is more space to keep it all!"

Total Film

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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

The Independent UK

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.

Cinemablend

A24's Backrooms has a full trailer — and its found footage clips have left me absolutely terrified

Backrooms is getting the big screen treatment and I'm on the edge of my seat after seeing the trailer.

TechRadar

New trailer for A24 horror Backrooms is a terrifying trip through liminal space with the same found footage vibes from the viral horror Youtube series

A new trailer based on Kane Parsons' viral web series Backrooms has arrived

Total Film

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

Mike Flanagan's Exorcist Movie Is Building Up A Killer Cast, And Everything Else We Know About The New Horror

Mike Flanagan is bringing his horror skills to the Exorcist franchise, and here's what we know so far about the upcoming horror.

Cinemablend

Laurence Fishburne joins cast of The Exorcist

The Matrix actor Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of The Exorcist alongside Scarlett Johansson, Diane Lane and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

BANG Premier

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

BANG Premier

Chiwetel Ejiofor to battle demons in The Exorcist

Chiwetel Ejiofor is reuniting with his The Life of Chuck director Mike Flanagan for his new take on The Exorcist joining Scarlett Johansson and Diane Lane in the cast.

Total Film

Marvel and Life of Chuck actor to star alongside Scarlett Johansson in Mike Flanagan's Exorcist reboot

Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the cast

Tom’s Guide

4 new to Netflix movies in January to watch now with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Netflix has confirmed its movie slate for January 2026, and the new arrivals include a strong handful of critically acclaimed films.

The Independent UK

Composer says Princesses needed no tips for Christmas piano duet

Erland Cooper was surprised to discover the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte would be performing his piece

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Princesses needed no tips for piano duet, composer says

Scottish composer Erland Cooper was surprised to discover the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte would be performing his piece Holm Sound.

The Independent UK

George, Charlotte and Louis get into the festive spirit at Kate’s carol service

The Princess of Wales hosted her carol service, now in its fifth year, at Westminster Abbey.

Evening Standard

Renée Zellweger reunites with Bridget Jones cast as statue unveiled in London’s Leicester Square

The figure becomes the latest addition to the West End’s popular Scenes in the Square trail, joining icons such as Harry Potter and Paddington

BANG Premier

Catherine, Princess of Wales to celebrate 'love in all its forms' at carol service

Catherine, Princess of Wales' annual Together at Christmas carol concert will celebrate "love in all its forms" this year.

The Independent UK

The Life of Chuck review – Stephen King adaptation is a treacly mess with a dancing Tom Hiddleston

2/5 No one talks like a human being in Mike Flanagan’s ambitious but confused three-part tale, which stars everyone from Chiwetel Ejiofor to Mark Hamill

We Got This Covered

‘What about the other guy?’: Is Liam Neeson in ‘Doctor Strange 3?’ Well, Marvel fans are ready to abandon MCU already

We liked the other guy.

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

1 2 3 4 5

People

the Princess of Wales

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.