Backrooms director Kane Parsons explains the film and teases sequel ideas
Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of Backrooms, told Variety he translated the internet’s liminal horror myth into a feature film that opens in theaters Friday via A24 and teased possible sequels. Parsons said he built the film’s disorienting, endless spaces through practical production design and sound choices and framed a central tension where leaving is easy but curiosity traps characters. Parsons warned executives might “butcher” his vision if he lost control, rejected using generative AI in the process, and said followups would expand the Backrooms’ architecture and rules rather than repeat the same scares, signaling clear franchise potential and a new mainstream outlet for internet-born horror.
i keep seeing the backrooms movie get called a "youtuber movie" but like... kane parsons makes short films. he was already a filmmaker, he just posted his work to youtube. imo that's a little different compared to, like, markiplier mainly being a let's player and then making the leap to feature film
Nyalive21to be fair mark did also have a couple film projects under his belt, albeit interactive ones
Gaia_BentosZX513I have a gut feeling they aren't generally used to seeing movies like it being made, being conditioned to hyperfocus on massive, big budget, all-star blockbuster film franchises (complete with post-credits scenes teasing the next film).
pigeon idiot10ah but you see it's based on a popular internet phenomenon which automatically makes it youtube, reddit or whichever minor internet pejorative we've decided to grind into worthlessness this week
ZeldaTheSwordsman3So he's more comparable to James Rolfe
I talked to Kane Parsons about his incredible journey from turning a 4chan meme into a viral horror webseries at 16 years old and then the deeply unnerving feature film ‘Backrooms’—which is shattering A24’s record for opening weekend box office:
Miles Klee 🦉54Mentioned in the piece, but as for whether Backrooms passes the “is it actually scary” test: after my press screening I was walking back to my car alone in a silent parking garage and starting to mildly freak out lol
KaoticVibes3I remember subbing to kane years before his blow up with his historical attack on Titan videos. Im glad he accomplished his dream and delivered a solid film that was just his YouTube vids. Im more of an SCP guy and never clicked with the backrooms but gave it a try since it was Kane.
