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'Backrooms' Film Hailed as Year's Most Unsettling Horror
The film 'Backrooms,' based on the internet 'creepypasta,' is being praised as the year's most unsettling horror movie. Critics note its innovative approach and subtle messaging within the genre.
12 Jun, 04:28 — 12 Jun, 11:41
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indian-expressMostly Factual1d ago
Backrooms movie review: Kane Parsons’ innovative horror film is subtle in its messaging
By Shalini Langer
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‘Backrooms’: Internet ‘creepypasta’ is year’s most unsettling horror film
The innovative studio A24 has not disappointed again. Kane Parsons’ Backrooms (2026) might be one of the most unique horror films we have seen lately. Based on a 2019 creepypasta (horror Internet myth), it frightens viewers not with jump scares but with a continuous eerie liminal atmosphere, where something deeply unsettling might wait around every corner.
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First report: indian-express · 12 Jun, 04:28|Full coverage: 2 · 7h|Window: 7h
