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‘Backrooms’: Internet ‘creepypasta’ is year’s most unsettling horror film

The innovative studio A24 has not disappointed again. Kane Parsons’ Backrooms (2026) might be one of the most unique horror films we have seen lately. Based on a 2019 creepypasta (horror Internet myth), it frightens viewers not with jump scares but with a continuous eerie liminal atmosphere, where something deeply…

Bangkok Post

Backrooms director's dad returns to old Facebook post asking for career help for his son as the movie hits #1 worldwide: 'Thanks for the help. He figured it out!'

Everyone deserves a victory lap.

PC Gamer

Why we should be designing for connection, not perfection

And who's doing it right.

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Scottish director aims to revive 'classic' horror movies following Backrooms success

A NEW horror film shot in Ayrshire is aiming to “get back to the roots of the genre” and show that “not everything needs to be a million…

The National (Scotland)

In this AI-driven world, Todd Boehly has spotted the best test for leadership. Someone who is willing to say "I don't know"

When considering investments and whom to work with, Boehly says two things matter— the ability to say “no” and “I don’t know”.

Fortune

Scary Movie’s Box Office Win Continues Hot Horror Summer, But That’s Not The Only Genre Highlight

Backrooms breaks another record, while Obsession crosses a major milestone.

Cinemablend

'Scary Movie' tops box office, slaying 'Masters of the Universe' and adding to low-budget streak

The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects

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New A24 film set to nab studio record from Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme

The psychological horror has been playing in US theaters for only nine days

The Independent UK

Horror’s Hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won’t someone think of the squeamish?

The unprecedented success of Backrooms and Obsession has made stars of their creators. For the good of cinema, however, they’d do well to look beyond the genre going forward

The Guardian - UK

Why Backrooms' Big Box Office Win Feels ‘Cathartic’ In Some Hollywood Circles

It can't be understated just how huge this is.

Cinemablend

Is Shawn Levy Really Trying to Do a Mash-Up Movie with Star Wars and a New Horror Fave?

If Levy has his way, we might just see these two worlds collide sooner than we think.

The Mary Sue

A24's Backrooms leads to a surge in players for two co-op horror games inspired by the viral creepypasta

Escape the Backrooms is also one of the year's biggest Xbox Game Pass games

GamesRadar

What Is Async? Backrooms' Mysterious Research Institute, Explained

One of the most interesting and esoteric aspects of 'Backrooms' is the mysterious Async Institute, and Kane Parsons' YouTube works provide a few answers.

Inverse

20-Year-Old YouTuber's Indie Horror Film Grossed $118 Million — And Beat 'Star Wars' on Opening Weekend

20-year-old Kane Parsons' horror film 'Backrooms' became A24's biggest opener, grossing $118M on a $10M budget, and rivalled a $165M 'Star Wars' release. Explore the rise of internet-born cinema.

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Backrooms: The unsettling reason this horror film resonates with so many people right now

The film is an adaptation of a popular internet horror concept and urban legend

The Conversation

Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

In Backrooms, the latest horror film from production company A24, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Clark – a failed architect who accidentally slips out of reality. He ends up trapped in an endless labyrinth of yellow-tinted rooms, humming fluorescent lights and eerie, disembodied sounds – the “Backrooms”.

Cinemablend

Blumhouse Had One Word For Horror Fans As Backrooms And Obsession Went 1 & 2 In Ticket Sales

Blumhouse’s one-two punch gave horror fans one hell of a box office weekend.

PC Gamer

The Backrooms film left me with more questions than answers and that's why it's the perfect adaptation

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To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood

Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want

Total Film

Horror is dominating the box office as Obsession and Backrooms outperform new Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu over the weekend

Two horror movies from breakout directors beat the first Star Wars movie in 7 years

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Callum Turner: What to Know About Dua Lipa's Husband and 'Fantastic Beasts' Actor

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner married in an intimate ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall, London, on 31 May 2026. Here's everything to know about the actor.

The Guardian - UK

Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24

Bangkok Post

'Backrooms', based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records

LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A24's "Backrooms," the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.

Cinemablend

Forget The Summer Blockbuster. YouTubers Have Taken Over The Box Office, Breaking Records With Backrooms And Obsession

Spooky season came early.

The Independent UK

Gen Z horror hits leave Star Wars in their dust at the box office

Two indie horror films made by Gen Z directors with internet origins have upset the latest big-budget Star Wars film

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