The success of the Backrooms movie suggests that liminal spaces, as a concept, are a lot more mainstream than ever before.

Image Credit: I Saw The TV Glow (2024), The Shining (1980), Exit 8 (2025) (Image: A24, Warner Bros, Toho) With ‘Backrooms’ ...

Have you ever seen a place that's a bit eerie, unsettling, or even downright creepy? Maybe it's due to the lighting, the objects that are around you, or just an overall unnerving vibe? Perhaps you've ...

Psychologists explain why empty malls, abandoned hallways, and the new film "Backrooms" tap into something deeply unsettling.

Anyone interested in the more horrific online culture in recent years has seen the term "liminal" pop up. For those less familiar with this Internet sphere, just type "liminal space" into an image ...

Let’s say it’s been a few decades since you last visited your elementary school, and now it’s completely abandoned. There’s a strong chance that if you wandered the school’s empty hallways, you’d find ...

Source: William McDonald / Pixabay With growing anticipation for the A24 film debut of Backrooms, liminal spaces have become a viral symbol of psychological horror. These spaces unsettle us because ...

The presence of liminal spaces can be quite haunting and scary. In simplest terms, the well-known and natural become alien in a way we cannot describe as we try to process their existence. Within ...

What does the ending of Kane Parsons' Backrooms mean, and what's the lore behind the YouTube phenomenon that unlocks its secrets?

After the huge success of Backrooms, Hollywood would be wise to quickly snap up the movie rights to this upcoming liminal horror game.

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The Backrooms–the iconic, yellow, liminal corridors that feel ...