10 Best Liminal Space Horror Movies To Watch If You Liked Backrooms

As a movie fan, I’ve been hearing a lot about ‘liminal spaces’ lately, especially with films like Backrooms popping up. It’s this feeling of being in a place that’s… in-between. Backrooms started as an internet story – a creepypasta, actually – about this huge, mostly empty space that just felt off. But it’s not just empty rooms, though. I learned it comes from an anthropologist named Arnold van Gennep, who described ‘liminality’ as being on a threshold, a transition. Now, people use the term to describe those man-made spaces – like hallways or abandoned buildings – that should feel familiar, but feel strangely empty and unsettling when they’re devoid of people. It’s a really cool, creepy vibe that filmmakers are starting to tap into.








