Horror Film 'Backrooms' Inspired by a Meme Born in Oshkosh
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'Backrooms': How a surprisingly unsettling 2019 post led to one of 2026's most anticipated films
It’s probably happened to you a few times. You find yourself walking along an empty, fluorescent-lit corridor that feels a little off or wandering around a mostly defunct mall near closing time, the kind with water-stained ceiling tiles and hollowed-out shopping spaces. These places aren’t inherently scary, yet something in your brain is yelling at you to GET OUT! These are liminal spaces, physical transition zones that can feel detached from re…
Horror film 'Backrooms' inspired by a meme born in Oshkosh
A photo that was snapped in Oshkosh over 20 years ago is the origin of a meme that's the catalyst for "Backrooms," a new movie opening in the U.S. this weekend. The post Horror film ‘Backrooms’ inspired by a meme born in Oshkosh appeared first on WPR.
Born in 2019 on the 4chan forum, the "Backrooms" phenomenon has gradually become one of the most popular fictional amateur horrors on the Internet, with the publication of hundreds of YouTube videos on the subject, but also the creation of video games. This horrific universe, based on the idea of infinite corridors and abandoned spaces, now arrives at the cinema in a film directed by Kane Parsons. The "Backrooms" are preparing to move from small…
What are the Backrooms and why is the concept so scary? A24's new movie has been described as 'terrifying' and 'unsettling'
This weekend sees the release of A24’s new horror flick Backrooms - but do you know where the idea comes from and why it is so terrifying?It all stems from a 2019 online meme, but it taps into a fascinating part of the human brain, an unsettling part that deals with fear.The Backrooms film hit cinemas on May 29Backrooms is directed by Kane Parsons and stars Chiwitel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell.It tells…
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