Backrooms (feature film)

An upcoming horror feature directed by Kane Parsons, based on the Backrooms internet-horror phenomenon.

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The Backrooms: An internet horror concept about an apparently endless maze of empty, yellow-lit rooms beyond ordinary reality. The feature adapts this online horror phenomenon.
A24: An American independent entertainment company that produces and distributes films and television. A24 is producing and distributing the feature.
Liminal space: A transitional or in-between place that can feel uncanny when detached from its usual purpose. The Backrooms turn familiar transitional interiors into unsettling settings.
Film adaptation: A film that reshapes material from another medium or work into cinematic form. The project converts an online series and shared myth into a feature narrative.
Kane Parsons: An American filmmaker known for creating the Backrooms found-footage horror videos. Parsons created the source videos and directs the feature.
James Wan: An Australian filmmaker known for directing horror films including Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring. Wan is among the producers attached to the film.
Analog horror: A horror genre that imitates older analog media, often using degraded images and simulated broadcasts. Parsons's source videos borrow its lo-fi recording conventions.
Transmedia storytelling: A narrative approach that develops a story world across multiple media formats. The Backrooms has expanded through videos, games, and collaborative fiction.
The Backrooms (web series): A found-footage horror series that expands the Backrooms myth through fictional archival videos. The film follows Parsons's breakout web series.
Shawn Levy: A Canadian filmmaker and producer whose credits include Stranger Things and Free Guy. Levy is a producer on the feature.