Kane Parsons was just 16 years old when he created a viral YouTube horror series based on a 4chan meme. Now he’s ready to conquer the big screen.

With his film debut, Backrooms, the YouTuber Kane Parsons reimagines mundane spaces as hallucinatory nightmares.

Debut from 20-year-old director examines memory, reality and fear after Chiwetel Ejiofor accesses an infinite series of hidden rooms that all feel creepily askew

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A bold horror tale directed by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, Backrooms was inspired by the popular Portal video games.

The sci-fi enthusiast was still in high school making VFX videos at his family kitchen table when A24 tapped him for their next internet-fuelled horror film, making him their…

Desde el boom en redes sociales al estreno en cines, la película del joven y famoso youtuber Kane Parsons expande el universo creado por miles de usuarios y se convierte en su…

Filmmakers like Kane Parsons are getting their start on YouTube, before moving to bigger productions.

Short answer: Yes. But there's a caveat.

Before “Backrooms” made it to the big screen, Kane Parsons was creating a creepy Youtube series of found footage videos of the same name.

Il film dal regista ventenne Kane Parsons, prodotto dalla A24, nasce da una serie diventata virale su YouTube Leggi

Kane Parsons was just 16 years old when he created a viral YouTube horror series based on a 4chan meme. Now he’s ready to conquer the big screen.

Kane Parsons' beguiling debut leaps from YouTube to chronicle our inadvertent journey into a beige emotional void.

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Backrooms arrives in theatres alongside another horror breakout, Obsession, directed by YouTube creator Curry Barker. | Hollywood

Dal web al grande schermo: Backrooms di Kane Parsons è l'horror della Generazione Z che fa davvero paura.

Dal web al grande schermo: Backrooms di Kane Parsons è l'horror della Generazione Z che fa davvero paura.

A24’s “Backrooms” — from 20-year-old Kane Parsons — broke box office records this weekend, marking the latest example of an indie horror hit helmed by a YouTuber.

Three YouTubers' theatrical hits this year — including Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' this weekend — hint at a new economic order even many in the business may not be ready for

Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' is now the second Gen-Z led film breaking records this weekend.