Backrooms
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Stranger Things's Matt Duffer points to Backrooms and Obsession buzz as proof young audiences want new stories
While Stranger Things co-creator Duffer admits that the "experience we had is so very rare in this industry," he also points to recent horror hits Obsession & Backrooms as signs that the youths want more original storytelling
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Backrooms producer is already warning that studios will learn the wrong lessons from its success
With Backrooms and Obsession striking box office gold last month, Hollywood is going to try to replicate that success by scouring YouTube and TikTok for their next golden egg
June 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Obsession & Backrooms have paved the way for a horror peak we haven't seen since the 1970s, says Jason Blum
Box office sensations Obsession (Blumhouse) and Backrooms (A24) prove that horror isn't just having a moment. Horror *is* the moment. And Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum would know
June 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Backrooms are expanding: A24's box office record-breaker isn't done, confirms Kane Parsons
After smashing box office records, the director of 2026's weirdest mainstream horror movie says Backrooms has more places to go before it's done
June 01, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Spider-Noir creeps, Invincible expands, and Backrooms lurks: Popverse Playlist for May 23-29 2026
Nicolas Cage wants to be your less-friendly neighborhood wall-crawler while Robert Kirkman is bringing a new hero into the Invincible Universe... and A24 just wants you to get lost
May 22, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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A24's new horror movie Backrooms releases a trailer that's true to its creepypasta origins
Kane Parsons is bringing his empty room terror from YouTube to movie theaters this May.
February 24, 2026
Graeme McMillan