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'Backrooms' Horror Film, Based on Internet Phenomenon, Released to Critical and Box Office Attention

The low-budget horror film "Backrooms," inspired by a viral internet photo and YouTube series by 20-year-old prodigy Kane Parsons, has been released in cinemas, garnering over 20 million views online and becoming a surprise box office success despite falling back on familiar horror formulas.

18 Jun, 00:55 — 18 Jun, 00:55
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le-mondeHigh31d ago

'Backrooms': 20-year-old prodigy Kane Parsons tries to reinvent horror cinema

Adapted from a YouTube series inspired by an urban legend about empty, unsettling spaces, the film ultimately falls back on familiar horror formulas.

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Filmstart von "Backrooms": Verschwunden in gelben Fluren

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'Backrooms': 20-year-old prodigy Kane Parsons tries to reinvent horror cinema

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