HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

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 · Apr 1

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 · Mar 31

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 · Mar 31

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 · Oct 3, 2025

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 · Jun 11, 2025

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.

PC Gamer · May 24, 2025

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

Total Film · May 21, 2025

Dreamcore review: when style is the whole game

Getting lost in liminal spaces is more dull than terrifying.

Creative Bloq · Jan 23, 2025