What evil lurks in the drabbest of interiors?The meme-rooted Backrooms is the latest movie to pull its mounting horrors out of liminal spaces. Exit 8, released earlier this year, was set entirely in a subway corridor. In Backrooms, a struggling furniture salesperson discovers an underground labyrinth beneath his store, all lined with yellow, wallpapered walls and fluorescent lighting.

Kane Parsons ist erst zwanzig und schon eine Hollywoodgröße: Sein Horrorthriller „Backrooms“ ist ein Hit.

The film is well-made but strays too far from the source material in its search for a deeper meaning.