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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.

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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

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.

Cinemablend

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"

Total Film

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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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

The Independent UK

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

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

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

This summer's movies are spotlighting fresh talent

The Independent UK

"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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The 10 Most Exciting Summer 2026 Movies

Here are the 10 most anticipated films of the summer, from Spider-Man's latest adventure to Christopher Nolan's first fantasy epic.

Total Film

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!"

Creative Bloq

The new Backrooms trailer is a liminal hellscape, and it’s perfect

Fans are already praising director Kane Parsons.

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

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Cinemablend

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.

TechRadar

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.

Total Film

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

A24 horror Backrooms taps into the kind of fear I want to see on screen: YouTube creepypasta and the childhood terror of going out of bounds in a video game

Don't even go there

Inverse

What Is 'Backrooms'? The Terrifying Internet Phenomenon Behind A24's New Horror, Explained

The Backrooms became an overnight horror sensation and the lore has expanded significantly since then — now it's about to terrify a whole new audience.

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

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

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