"Backrooms" and "Obsession" prove that internet-bred directors can turn small films into multi-million dollar global hits.

Backrooms spawned from a YouTube series, and if you want to familiarize yourself with the world, these are the videos to check out.

Portals from across the world were featured on the 'Backrooms' movie Instagram, two of which were from Phoenix. Here's where fans think they are.

Film history is often marked by seismic changes that seemingly come out of nowhere. Movies are just movies, and then a group of kids in the 1970s start making Jaws, The Godfather, Mean Streets, and Star Wars.

Backrooms is a runaway hit — a horror phenomenon that went from a YouTube series to a smashing debut from 20-year-old director Kane Parsons that just had a

Verdict: "Backrooms" may be adapted from a YouTube series, but it's made for the big screen. The performances are excellent, the tension is perfectly crafted and the set design is genuinely an art form.

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Abhijay Prakash, the president of Blumhouse-Atomic Monster said that the weekend is both staggering and validation of their business, which has from the beginning championed original horror movies that appeal to younger audiences, and generated over $10 billion in box office to date.