What began as a viral internet phenomenon becomes, in Kane Parsons’ hands, an effective surreal horror film where design is the real star, turning empty rooms and corridors into a deeply unsettling cinematic maze

Kane Parsons’ ‘Backrooms’ was inspired by a viral internet horror story, but how similar is the A24 film to the original creepypasta?

Backrooms, by 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons, is set in a mysterious maze of abandoned offices. Curry Barker, 26, tells a horror story about consent and male loneliness in…