The Take
Backrooms earns a watch for anyone craving original liminal horror without committee interference or meme dilution. Kane Parsons' directorial debut from his own series lands the endless offices and ancestor reports with A24 practical weight and two strong anchors in Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
Early reviews note thinner scares than the concept promises, yet the atmosphere and respect for source material still separate it from typical found-footage sludge.
The Verdict
Backrooms captures the beige nightmare and lost-ancestor chill with real directorial voice and practical craft. The underbaked scares keep it from full transcendence but do not erase the fresh void.
Watch it if endless offices sound like your kind of dread.
Common Questions
What is Backrooms about?
A search party enters endless yellow offices and never returns. Ancestors file reports while reality bends.
Is Backrooms based on a true story?
No. Pure creepypasta fiction expanded into feature form.
Why are early Backrooms reviews mixed on scares?
Practical atmosphere lands but tension stays underbaked for some viewers.
