Starting this week, horror fans are watching Backrooms (2026), a film based on director Kane Parsons’ immensely popular YouTube universe, better known as Kane Pixels. In a few days the time will finally come.
Mysterious room
The ‘Backrooms’ originated from a 2019 internet post on 4chan and grew into an online horror phenomenon. The concept revolves around an endless, empty and alienating space that can be accessed by “glitching out of reality”, as it were. Parsons gave this myth a new dimension with his short films on YouTube, and now the universe is getting a theatrical expansion.
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a man who discovers a mysterious room hidden behind the walls of a furniture store, which leads him to a series of transitional spaces…
Renate Reinsve
The sci-fi horror film is produced by James Wan and is based on Parsons’ viral found footage videos, which collectively amassed nearly 100 million views. It is striking that Parsons, only 19 years old, directs himself. The cast includes 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sentimental Value star Renate Reinsve and Creep actor Mark Duplass.
When furniture salesman Clark discovers a hidden portal in the basement of his store, he becomes trapped in an alternate reality;
Can be seen from this week
Backrooms runs from next Thursday 28 mei at the cinema. For a complete overview of all the new films premiering this week, go here.
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Beeld: Still ‘Backrooms’ via TMDb
