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The internet horror phenomenon that can't quite find the door

YouTube horror hits the big screen and loses its way.

The Canberra Times

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

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

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Total Film

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

Cinemablend

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

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

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'.

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The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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

From 'Moana' to 'Leviticus,' here are summer movie breakouts you need to know

This summer's movies are spotlighting fresh talent

Creative Bloq

"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.

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