Why Do The Backrooms Look Like That? The Movie Gives Us A Creepy Answer
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News Summary
- Kane Parsons' "Backrooms," the feature film spin-off from his popular YouTube series, is well on its way to making history at the box office this weekend.
- Liminal horror is a subgenre which emphasizes the uncanny within the ordinary, turning mundane objects and settings into portentous and threatening elements.
- The Backrooms appear to replicate every place on Earth, with a primary focus on man-made structures (mostly interiors, with some exteriors as well) It also appears to replicate people, though it's seemingly selective about which people it copies.
The other key ingredient to the aesthetic lies in its realworld origins. The original photograph that started it all went viral after being posted anonymously on the website 4chan in 2019.
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