YouTube Horror Series 'Backrooms' Breaks Box Office Records
The horror film 'Backrooms,' based on a popular YouTube series, has achieved significant box office success, breaking multiple records. The movie, directed by a 20-year-old, has garnered attention in both the US and Korea.
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A YouTube horror series took over US theaters. Now it's quietly winning over Korea.
A sheet of mono-yellow wallpaper, an empty office hallway, the hum of fluorescent lights: In a certain corner of the internet, that mundane image has been shorthand for dread for years. The concept comes from the "Backrooms," a creepypasta that originated on the message board 4chan in 2019 and became a wildly viral YouTube series by American creator Kane Parsons, who began posting the episodes as a teenager. The 20-year-old has now carried the concept to the big screen. His feature debut, from i
By The Korea Herald
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The movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film.
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