The Backrooms Creepypasta, Explained

With Kane Parsons' A24 film scaring and impressing critics in preparation for what should be a strong theatrical run, millions of people are about to be exposed to The Backrooms. Originating in 2019, the creepypasta absolutely exploded in popularity and exposure, eventually transforming into something entirely different through participation by other people. The concept essentially birthed a new subgenre of horror games, with the likes of Escape the Backrooms, Inside the Backrooms, and Backrooms: Escape Together, dragging massive audiences to unsettling spaces that seem to exist in their own reality.