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Duplass Defends Kane Parsons as Backrooms Director Amid Online Doubts
entertainment13 hours ago

Duplass Defends Kane Parsons as Backrooms Director Amid Online Doubts

Mark Duplass publicly pushed back at social-media rumors about Kane Parsons’s role in directing the horror film Backrooms, insisting Parsons was “100% in control” on set and more capable than many directors his age. Parsons, 20, is noted as the studio’s youngest feature director for the project, which adapts his YouTube series. The film, produced by A24 with a team including James Wan, Shawn Levy and Osgood Perkins, hits theaters Friday and expands on the series’ lore by focusing on a small cast in a lonely, labyrinthine world; Parsons revealed the production even built about 30,000 square feet of backrooms for the shoot.

Kane Parsons Chooses the Backrooms Path Over College for A24 Breakthrough
film17 hours ago

Kane Parsons Chooses the Backrooms Path Over College for A24 Breakthrough

Kane Parsons, the YouTube-driven creator behind the Backrooms, explains how A24 optioning his open-source creepypasta propelled him into Hollywood and led him to defer college to develop the film. He emphasizes filmmaking as engineering, keeps lore in check with a practical approach, and envisions expanding the Backrooms universe through future movies or a series while continuing his YouTube projects.

"Internet Sleuths Uncover Real-World Location of The Backrooms"
internet-culture2 years ago

"Internet Sleuths Uncover Real-World Location of The Backrooms"

Internet sleuths have finally identified the real location of "the Backrooms," a popular internet meme and creepypasta. The original photo that inspired the Backrooms lore was traced back to a 2003 blog post about a HobbyTown store renovation in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Despite some declaring the trend over, the Backrooms has become a significant part of internet culture, continuing to inspire various forms of media and online content.

technology2 years ago

Original 'Backrooms' Photo Location Discovered After 20 Years

The original image that inspired the "Backrooms" trend has been found after more than 20 years. The photo, taken in 2002 at a racecar hobby store in Wisconsin, was posted by user @tjxz_z, revealing the location as 811 Oregon St, Oshkosh. This discovery follows another recent lost media find, the identification of the 80s song "Ulterior Motives." The "Backrooms" image first gained popularity on 4chan in 2019, leading to extensive lore and a forthcoming film by A24.