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It's a success story even I, someone who's terminally online, didn't expect. "Backrooms" has raked in over $200 million at the box office, making it A24's highest-grossing film to date. What started as a creepy pasta is now one of the biggest horror phenomena of the modern era."Backrooms" taps into our collective fascination and unease with liminal spaces, places that feel familiar yet undeniably off in a way it's hard to put our finger on. With its endless yellow hallways, eerie silence and constant sense that something might be lurking just out of sight, it's a concept that clearly has captivated audiences.I'm a huge horror movie fan, and since watching "Backrooms" twice in theaters, I've been racking my brain trying to think of similar movies that capture the same vibe to recommend to people. These are the three movies I think come closest, picks that make you think without skimping on the scares. It's rare I call a horror movie beautiful, but these three all fit that bill. Whether you're looking for stories about people trapped in impossible spaces, surreal nightmares that defy logic or slow-burning psychological horror that leaves more questions than answers, these movies should scratch that same itch.'The Ritual' (Netflix)
