So I saw the trailer of Backrooms recently and was intrigued by it considering how many views it had, 15 million as of posting. I have to admit I have had nightmares of being lost in such myself and thus it has caught my interest. Certainly not the typical horror type movie. The links below gives some more info on the background of the movie.
"...The Backrooms began as an Internet urban legend in 2019, when an anonymous user on 4chan posted an image of what seemed like endlessly empty rooms made up of dividing walls and carpeting. The post included claims that the Backrooms are a dimension between dimensions accessed by falling (or no-clipping) through reality, typically on accident...."
"What Are The Backrooms, Exactly? The Backrooms are an endless maze of empty rooms that resemble an office or storage space, illuminated by harsh, fluorescent light and decorated from floor to ceiling in sickly yellow.
There is no location for the Backrooms—it’s a kind of purgatory that exists outside of space and time, accessed by “no-clipping” through the floor or wall, as though reality contains glitchy, unstable corners, like a video game.
Anyone can fall in and find themselves trapped, unable to escape. The space is devoid of human life, but inhabited by unseen entities that give the unfortunate visitor the feeling that they are being watched or followed....."
April 06, 2026, 12:33 AM
kkina
I'm going to see this one. I know about the backrooms thing. Although I think it's sheer fantasy, I find it oddly intriguing. Reminds me of the Maze Runner movies.