Backrooms' Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Great News for Horror Fans

A24's Backrooms looked like one of 2026's most fascinating horror movies from the off. Directed by Kane Parsons, the filmmaker who turned the viral "Backrooms" internet phenomenon into one of YouTube's biggest horror sensations, the film adapts the eerie "Creepypasta" concept into a full-scale theatrical experience. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, Backrooms follows a therapist and her patient after they discover a mysterious doorway leading to an endless maze of uncanny liminal spaces. Like Parsons' YouTube videos, Backrooms leans heavily into unsettling atmosphere, psychological dread, and a deeply unnerving concept.