Endless yellow corridors started as an internet meme - now it's a Hollywood horror film
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- A24 released the horror film "Backrooms" on Friday, adapting the internet meme into a feature‑length movie.
- Kane Parsons, a 20‑year‑old filmmaker who created the viral YouTube Backrooms series, serves as A24’s youngest ever director for the film.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Clark, a furniture‑store salesman confronting personal turmoil in the movie.
- The film’s set spans 30,000 square feet, built from Parsons’ Blender designs to give the movie a tangible, endless‑corridor feel.
- The Backrooms concept originated from a 2019 4chan post describing endless yellow‑wall corridors, later expanded into a YouTube mini‑series that amassed over 200 million views.
Why it matters: A24 taps the 200 million‑view Backrooms YouTube fan base, turning a meme into a feature film that brings a large pre‑existing audience to theaters and gives the studio a fresh horror property.
