Wikimedia Commons/Backrooms movie TV From viral 4chan lore to A24's big-budget horror: Kane Parsons directs Chiwetel Ejiofor in a surreal film about endless liminal spaces. April 27, 2026 AceShowbiz - Backrooms is an upcoming horror film that expands on the eerie, surreal world originally developed by director Kane Parsons in his viral web series. The concept itself traces its roots back to a 2019 4chan post which sparked widespread fascination with the unsettling idea of endless liminal spaces known as the Backrooms.