Backrooms

15

“At the time of writing, Backrooms has been out of containment for five days. In those five days, it’s obliterated box office records – the largest original horror debut of all time, and A24’s biggest opening weekend, just to name a few. The opening weekend has also seen Kane Parsons become the youngest director to lead a film to #1 at global box office. Parsons juggles the surrealist with the minimalist here in a way that will bring joy and terror to seasoned backrooms explorers and newcomers alike. It’s a decisive and sharp directorial eye which, in its best moments, brings to mind works like Lynch’s Twin Peaks and Kubrick’s The Shining. Like those projects, this is a film where the environment itself acts as a form of antagonist.”

Aaron Cawood,

LHT's Social Media and Content Officer