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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Backrooms' - Liminal space horror you'll want to get lost in
Released last week in the US and UK, this year’s breakout horror hit finally heads to European cinemas. It was worth the wait. Ever stood in an empty corridor which seems to stretch on forever, or found yourself in a deserted room that feels "off"?
‘I found a place’: how Backrooms captures the horror of sinister architecture
Buzzy new thriller Backrooms takes us on an unknowable journey through liminal spaces, the latest film to turn a building into a horror villainWhen architect turned furniture store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) finds a portal to a mysterious realm of “backrooms” in the basement of his showroom, he struggles to explain it to his therapist, Dr Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve).“I found a place …” Continue reading...
‘I found a place’: how Backrooms captures the horror of sinister architecture
The new thriller film, *Backrooms*, explores the horror of sinister architecture by transporting its characters into liminal spaces. When architect Clark discovers a portal to a mysterious realm in his showroom basement, he struggles to process the experience with his therapist. The film uses this unknowable journey to turn a building into a central horror element.
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Backrooms: The creepy internet phenomenon, explained
Backrooms: The creepy internet phenomenon, explained June 3, 2026In "Backrooms," Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a failed architect who runs a dreary discount furniture-store, drinking himself to sleep in his shop, depressed by his divorce. One day, he discovers a portal to a mysterious labyrinth of corridors with no apparent end. His therapist, Mary, is played by "Sentimental Value" star Renate Reinsve.
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences wantAt this time last year, the idea of a wide-release feature film-maker cutting their teeth on YouTube was, if not unheard of, certainly still a niche origin story. Siblings Michael and Danny Philippou had just released Bring Her Back, the follow-up to their surprise horror hit Talk to Me, to pretty-good reviews and OK box office; clearly...
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences wantAt this time last year, the idea of a wide-release feature film-maker cutting their teeth on YouTube was, if not unheard of, certainly still a niche origin story. Siblings Michael and Danny Philippou had just released Bring Her Back, the follow-up to their surprise horror hit Talk to Me, to pretty-good reviews and OK box office; clearly...
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences wantAt this time last year, the idea of a wide-release feature film-maker cutting their teeth on YouTube was, if not unheard of, certainly still a niche origin story. Siblings Michael and Danny Philippou had just released Bring Her Back, the follow-up to their surprise horror hit Talk to Me, to pretty-good reviews and OK box office; clearly...
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences wantAt this time last year, the idea of a wide-release feature film-maker cutting their teeth on YouTube was, if not unheard of, certainly still a niche origin story. Siblings Michael and Danny Philippou had just released Bring Her Back, the follow-up to their surprise horror hit Talk to Me, to pretty-good reviews and OK box office; clearly...