‘Backrooms’ and the sinister architecture of liminal spaces: the new movie redefining horror
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May 29, 2026
What if the villain in a horror movie wasn’t a monster, but a place? Inspired by an internet urban legend and created by a 20-year-old from his bedroom, ‘Backrooms’ turns the fear of empty, ‘in-between’ spaces into one of the year’s most disturbing films
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