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Before You Watch The ‘Backrooms’ Movie, Check Out the “Found Footage” Shorts Kane Parsons Posted To YouTube
Discover What’s Streaming On: If you’re blown away by the fact that the buzzy, upcoming A24 horror flick Backrooms was directed by a then-19-year-old kid—the youngest director in A24 history—don’t wor...

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Watch All of Kane Parsons’ Original ‘Backrooms’ Shorts
How to Watch the Original ‘Backrooms’ YouTube Series That Inspired Kane Parsons’ Eerie A24 Film
A24’s ‘Backrooms’ sets box-office record for original horror in UK-Ireland with £4.3m opening
A24’s Backrooms topped the UK-Ireland box-office chart this weekend with £4.3m, the biggest ever opening for an original horror film in the territory.

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The ‘Backrooms’ Box Office Will Make Hollywood Rethink What Young People Want
‘Backrooms’ Sets A24 Record With $81 Million Opening Weekend—Beating Out ‘Obsession’ And ‘Mandalorian’
“Backrooms ”earns thrilling $118 million at the box office, shattering records for horror, A24, and its director
Directed by 20-year-old YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons, the film, derived from unsettling internet lore, has become A24's biggest-ever box office premiere.

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How ‘Backrooms’ Producers Helped 20-Year-Old YouTuber Kane Parsons Create the Summer’s Most Surprising Box Office Smash
How ‘Backrooms’ Blew The Doors Off The Box Office With $118M WW Opening, Best Ever For A24

How were Backrooms' found footage scenes shot?

Backrooms director Kane Parsons shares with CinemaBlend how he decided to shoot his A24 horror movie after going viral for his YouTube series on the subject.
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‘Backrooms’ brings Oshkosh liminal horror to film

‘Backrooms’ turns an Oshkosh legend into found-footage horror built on silence, dread and claustrophobic yellow corridors.

What the Hell Are the ‘Backrooms’ Monsters Anyway?

The monsters of the Backrooms are frequently suggested, but not often seen in images and videos. Kane Parsons' new film takes a different approach.