REVIEW: Backrooms - Can We Ever Escape It?

We generally don’t like rooms we are not familiar with, and this is what Backrooms is trying to harness this type of fear into a horror that is based on found footage of an unfamiliar extension of a business that is already struggling yet has something mysterious behind its walls. The era is perfect to brew the very sinister scare of limited technology to understand the secrets of the backrooms. It taps into our fear of the unknown as the characters go deep into chaotic rooms that is something we only experience in nightmares. It sets an ambiance of anxiety and hopelessness once they step in.

The Backrooms is based on an eerie web series which is made by the same director of film Kane Parsons. The original series was a cult hit and eventually adapted into film under A24. The choice to have it directed by Parsons was indeed a good choice as he can also interpret it close to the original giving it the same vibes as the original. There is also some nostalgia with the timeline that limits technology that can wash away the mystery of the lore.