17-year-old Backrooms creator turning viral YouTube horror video into A24 movie

It is the endless, creeping liminal space BackroomsComing to theaters. The famed YouTube series, based on the internet creepypasta of the same name is getting a feature-length adaptation from A24 and Atomic Monster, James Wan’s (The Conjuring() Production Company.

Rather than adapting the idea themselves, the two production companies are also bringing in the original series’ director, Kane Parsons, to direct the film. As a 17-year old filmmaker, he is currently in high school. BackroomsDuring his summer vacation, Parsons made a feature film. Parsons’ original short was released at the beginning of 2022 and has since been expanded into a series with over 100 million views. The screenplay for the film will be written by Roberto Patino (HBO Max’s DMZ).

Backrooms is originally based on an internet creepypasta and is one of the best examples of a liminal space — an area traditionally associated with big crowds that’s suddenly eerily empty. “The Backrooms” themselves are a series of endless office-like hallways that exists somewhere just outside the bounds of known space. The Backrooms can seem empty and barren, but strange and otherworldly creatures exist in them and are known to stalk the corridors.