Endless yellow corridors started as an internet meme - now it's a Hollywood horror film
The Backrooms, originally an internet meme, has been adapted into a Hollywood horror film by A24. Directed by Kane Parsons, the film explores the unsettling concept of liminal spaces through the story of a furniture salesman and his therapist. The film aims to delve into themes of mental health while maintaining the eerie essence of the original meme.
- ▪The Backrooms concept originated on 4chan in 2019, featuring disturbing images of endless, abandoned spaces.
- ▪Kane Parsons, the film's director, gained attention through a popular YouTube mini-series that has over 200 million views.
- ▪The film adaptation uses a 30,000 sq ft set to create a physical representation of the Backrooms, enhancing the viewer's experience.
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Endless yellow corridors started as an internet meme - now it's a Hollywood horror film16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlex TaylorCulture reporterA24British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Clark, exploring the 'liminal space' halls of the BackroomsA movie poster showing a sheet of mono-yellow coloured wallpaper might typically wash over your head.Not this one. It's instantly recognisable to millions - and inspires dread.This is Hollywood's latest horror film - Backrooms - and it knows its audience: one more drawn to whispered horror than A-list names, monsters and gore.Backrooms are essentially disturbing, abandoned rooms with seemingly no end in sight. It could be an empty office block, a hallway or a corridor - unsettling between-zones.
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