Endless yellow corridors started as an internet meme - now it's a Hollywood horror film

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YouTuber Kane Parsons' eerie YouTube series has been adapted for a film called Backrooms.

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Endless yellow corridors started as an internet meme - now it's a Hollywood horror film

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