Backrooms

Kane Parsons successfully expands the internet phenomenon into a feature-length story while preserving the strange, dreamlike quality that made the concept so effective in the first place. The endless yellow hallways, empty spaces, and impossible architecture create a persistent sense of isolation and unease.

Rather than relying on jump scares, the film builds tension through mystery, ambiguity, and the fear of the unknown, emphasizing that what you don't know is often scarier than what you do. The visual effects and production design are remarkably effective at bringing this bizarre world to life.

Sustaining a feature-length narrative around a concept designed for short-form horror is a challenge, and some of the character drama never becomes as engaging as the setting. The sound design is effective overall but occasionally draws too much attention to itself. Even so, this is an ambitious and genuinely unsettling horror film that respects what made the original concept memorable.