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This week we’re unpacking Backrooms (2026). We dissect its liminal-space atmosphere, debate its trauma-driven emotional core, and weigh how its nineties found-footage framing reshapes internet-born horror. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 33:04.
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Backrooms (2026) (https://letterboxd.com/film/backrooms-2026/)
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447: Obsession (2025) (https://www.hackorslash.live/obsession-2025/)
419: Cloverfield (2008) (https://www.hackorslash.live/419-cloverfield-2008/)
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Kane Parsons to Direct A24 Movie ‘The Backrooms’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve (https://www.thewrap.com/the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24-movie-chiwetel-ejiofor-renate-reinsve/)
The Backrooms - YouTube Series (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVAh-MgDVqvDUEq6qDXqORBioE4Yhol_z)
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