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'Backrooms' Is Part of a Boomlet in Movies From YouTube Creators
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"Backrooms," a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube. Hollywood spent a decade asking if YouTube fame could translate to the box office. Lately, it has been getting a very loud answer. Take "Backrooms," a psychological horror flick that A24 released in 3,400 theaters in the United States and Canada on Thursday.
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- FandomWireBackrooms Ending Explained: What Happens to Mary and How It Sets up the Sequel?
- Inquirer'Backrooms' a horror-maze experience worth getting lost in
- ComplexYouTube Creators Becoming Hollywood's Future for Horror: A Timeline
- SlashfilmWhy Do The Backrooms Look Like That? The Movie Gives Us A Creepy Answer
- ForbesThe Surreal Horror Of 'Backrooms,' Explained
- YahooThe Surreal Horror Of 'Backrooms,' Explained
- FilmBookFilm Review: BACKROOMS (2026): A Work of Genius Handled with Terrifying Precision
- Showbiz411"Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu" Will Likely Finish 3rd This Weekend Behind Two Indie Horror Movies Made by Young Social Media Grads
- AceShowbizBackrooms Wins Prestigious Award, Cementing Its Status as a Modern Horror Classic
- The Times of IndiaWhere to watch 'Backrooms': Is the horror film available for streaming as well?
- VarietyHow to Watch the Original 'Backrooms' YouTube Series That Inspired Kane Parsons' Eerie A24 Film
- dailyhive.comThe Park Theatre gets a 'Backrooms' makeover ahead of massive release | Daily Hive
- Rolling OutHorror meets comedy in 2 powerful new theater releases
- ArcaMaxDirector Kane Parsons 'certainly' planning more Backrooms movies
- KUOW-FM (94.9, Seattle)The '90s are scary now: 'Backrooms' terror is as deep as its never-ending liminal space
- VultureBackrooms's Ending Subverts One of Horror's Biggest Clichés
- Yahoo! MoviesDirector Kane Parsons 'certainly' planning more Backrooms movies
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