
The Backrooms started as a simple idea on the online forum 4chan in 2019. A picture of a large room with yellow carpet led people to imagine what it would be like to be stuck there, and those descriptions quickly spread online as a scary story. It became one of the most well-known horror myths of the past few years. A YouTube series by Parsons expanded on the idea, creating a detailed backstory, and the video game Escape the Backrooms made it even more popular across different platforms. The trailer for the game is genuinely creepy, focusing on the unsettling feeling of being in empty spaces and the eeriness of ordinary buildings, rather than relying on sudden shocks. However, fans of horror know that stories that start online don’t always work well when turned into full-length movies or games, though there are a few exceptions.