Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
There’s a place that you’ve never actually set foot in, but your subconscious recognizes it. It’s an amalgamation of all the in-between, liminal spaces that you’ve ever briefly occupied. This is the Backrooms, and it’s the playground where A24’s new surreal horror film takes place.
"The Backrooms," which debuted last week, was directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, A24’s youngest-ever director. Parsons discovered the concept of the Backrooms as a middle schooler by trawling through sub-Reddits, fan forums, and wiki posts.
In order to transport viewers into this world alongside its characters, Parsons gave his production design team a daunting imperative: turn the internet’s most iconic liminal space into a physical film set.
There’s a place that you’ve never actually set foot in, but your subconscious recognizes it. It’s an amalgamation of all the in-between, liminal spaces that you’ve ever briefly occupied. This is the Backrooms, and it’s the playground where A24’s new surreal horror film takes place.
"The Backrooms," which debuted last week, was directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, A24’s youngest-ever director. Parsons discovered the concept of the Backrooms as a middle schooler by trawling through sub-Reddits, fan forums, and wiki posts.
In order to transport viewers into this world alongside its characters, Parsons gave his production design team a daunting imperative: turn the internet’s most iconic liminal space into a physical film set.
