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MYSTERIOUS: 4chan - What They Never Told You

How A Creepy 4chan Post Inspired Backrooms, The Hottest Horror Movie Right Now

"If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms."

Pedestrian.tv

Young gamers are hating on the Backrooms movie for the most ridiculous reasons

Gen Z at it again.

Destructoid

New A24 film smashes studio’s box office record after just one day

Horror film ‘Backrooms’ has already recorded the biggest opening weekend at the box office in A24 history

The Independent UK

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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

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 reviews: What have critics made of creepy YouTube series turned big screen horror film

IN FULL

The Independent UK

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

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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

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'.

Euronews

Rockstar vs. 4chan: The Truth Behind the 2027 GTA 6 Delay Rumours Trashing Fan Forums

An anonymous 4chan post claiming GTA 6 has been delayed to 2027 has rattled fans, but it clashes directly with Take-Two's publicly stated 2026 launch plans.

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 Delayed to February 2027? 4chan Leak Hints at New Release Date Ahead of Take-Two Meeting

A 4chan leak suggests GTA 6 could be pushed to February 2027, sparking speculation ahead of a possible Take-Two meeting update.

International Business Times UK

The conspiracy theorists who feel vindicated by the Epstein files

At 8.16am on August 10 2019, a post appeared on the online forum 4Chan: “[D]ont ask me how I know, but Epstein died an hour ago from hanging, cardiac arrest. Screencap this.”

The Conversation

Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act

Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company’s global revenue

The Guardian - UK

Final Fantasy 7 Return rumors are such nonsense that they're taking me back to the ridiculous "leaks" of the '90s

These Final Fantasy 7 Remake part 3 rumors are obviously fake, but I can't help but love them

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International Business Times UK

The Winds of Winter Leak Exposed: Publisher Breaks Silence on Finished Book Rumours

Bantam Books has dismissed online claims that George R. R. Martin has secretly finished The Winds of Winter after a supposed leak sent fans into overdrive.

The Independent UK

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

Total Film

Horror fans have already found nods to the original 4chan post and internet lore in new Backrooms tweets and posters

The new Backrooms posters call back to the original 4chan post and clips

TechRadar

As 4chan mocks UK regulators, will Ofcom turn to its 'last resort'?

With fines being ignored, Ofcom may turn to website blocks

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Reason

4chan Sends Hilarious, Hamster-Filled Reminder That U.S. Companies Need Not Follow British Speech Regulations

"We are not in the mood to discuss the matter further, and have not been in the mood for 250 years."

The Independent UK

Online forum handed big fine for failing to protect children from porn

The online forum 4Chan has been fined £520,000 by UK regulator Ofcom for failing to protect children from pornography and illegal content. The penalties include £450,000 for lacking effective age verification, £50,000 for not assessing illegal material risks, and £20,000 for unclear user protection terms. 4Chan must rectify these failings…

Evening Standard

4Chan fined £450,000 by Ofcom for not protecting children from pornography

The regulator said the online forum did not have age checks in place to deter young users.

The Independent UK

4Chan fined £520k in Ofcom online pornography crackdown

The site failed to adequately protect children, says regulator

The Guardian - US

The Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream?

With the rise of influencer Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxers’, sexist language from niche memes has infiltrated official government accounts and NYT headlines

The Independent UK

FBI couldn’t find 4Chan user who posted about Epstein’s death 40 minutes before news broke, files show

Investigators subpoenaed records about the anonymous posts but weren’t able to identify the person or people behind them

We Got This Covered

4Chan broke the news of Epstein’s death 38 minutes before anyone else—and the FBI still can’t figure out how

Newly declassified docs shed light on the matter.

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