Backrooms (web series)
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| Backrooms | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Found footage Analog horror Science fiction |
| Created by | Kane Parsons |
| Written by | Kane Parsons |
| Directed by | Kane Parsons |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Animator(s) | Kane Parsons |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube |
| Original release | January 7, 2022 – present |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Backrooms is an sci-fi horror web series created by American YouTuber Kane Parsons (known online as Kane Pixels). It is loosely based on The Backrooms urban legend. The series debuted with the short film "The Backrooms (Found Footage)" which as has over 56 million views as of February 2024. Parsons would expand his series to include fourteen more short films. The series is slated for a film adaptation. Parsons is set to direct, alongside A24 producing.
The series revolves around Async, a fictional research institute that discovers the Backrooms and attempts to document and research it.
Development and themes[edit]
After making several Attack on Titan themed videos, Parsons was looking for "new things to do". He was in between projects at the time and wanted to create his own liminal space. Parsons was vaguely aware of the Backrooms in terms of the original image and caption that he saw on Instagram two years prior. However, he was not aware of the community behind it."I came across the original image on my computer … and I just thought, huh, it would be interesting to see if I could go to my 3D software, Blender, and try to recreate a scene in this environment," Parsons would remark. He would use Blender to create a test of the Backrooms. The test would consist of a chair being thrown and hitting a wall. This shot would later be used in the first video of the series.
Reception[edit]
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Length | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Found Footage" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 9:14 | January 7, 2022 | |
| In 1991 while filming a short film, cameraman Kane accidentally falls out of reality and suddenly finds himself in the Backrooms. He begins exploring his new surroundings, repeatedly calling out for help. Along the way, he feels like he's being watched. He then finds arrows drawn on several walls which eventually lead him to a wall with various graffiti. Among these is a drawing of a face and the words "Don't Move Stay Still". He then hears a sound behind him and turns to see a creature that begins to chase him. After being chased through several hallways, Kane finds a room with a hole in the floor and manages to escape the creature. He then finds a staircase that leads to a lower floor of the Backrooms, a hallway with white walls and wooden floors. Eventually, he finds an emergency exit door that only leads him to the same floor where he landed in the first place. After some time wandering, he eventually becomes pursued by another creature. Hearing it approaching, he hides from it in a narrow gap in the wall, which leads him to a deep slope at the end. As he looks down, he hears a noise from behind him, and he turns right as the creature runs up and catches him, causing him to drop the camera down the shute, and then teleports back to the outside world and falls from the sky onto a lawn. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Third Test" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 1:46 | January 13, 2022 | |
| In 1988 Async research facility tested it’s “Low Proximity Magnetic Distortion System” for the third time. The test would prove a failure due to machine malfunction | ||||||
| 3 | "First Contact" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 1:57 | January 17, 2022 | |
| In 1989 Async would run a sixth test for their “Low Proximity Magnetic Distortion System”. The test would unleash massive amounts of energy. One employee would warn his supervisor that they needed to shut the machine down. The supervisor would see a grid appear on the computer screen and would continue the test. The room was slightly damaged by the test, but it was successful. Through the door a long hallway with yellow wallpaper has appeared. | ||||||
| 4 | "Missing Persons" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 2:36 | January 28, 2022 | |
| Several missing person posters appear around a city. While exploring the yellow hallways, Async employees discover a body laying against a wall and covered in black mold. | ||||||
| 5 | "Informational Video" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 8:01 | February 12, 2022 | |
| An instructional video regarding Async’s “Project KV31”. The video discusses the procedures regarding exploration of the Backrooms. In 1990 while exploring the Backrooms, Async employee Peter gets separated from his group. Panicking, he searches for his group while also exploring his strange surroundings. He eventually finds his way back to the entrance only to find an observation area that he’s never seen before. His keycard allows him access to the room, upon entering an alarm begins to sound. | ||||||
| 6 | "Autopsy Report" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 2:36 | February 23, 2022 | |
| An autopsy has been conducted on the body the Async employees found in the Backrooms. The medical examiner determines that the mold is actually a form of fungus that’s normally harmless. The medical examiner asks were the body came from. | ||||||
| 7 | "Motion Detected" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 4:07 | March 11, 2022 | |
| 8 | "Prototype" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 1:32 | March 28, 2022 | |
| 9 | "Pitfalls" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 14:04 | May 1, 2022 | |
| 10 | "Report" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 6:20 | May 20, 2022 | |
| 11 | "Presentation" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 8:26 | June 25, 2022 | |
| 12 | "Found Footage #2" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 13:23 | August 21, 2022 | |
| 13 | "Reunion" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 13:11 | December 8, 2022 | |
| 14 | "Overflow" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 1:38 | December 24, 2022 | |
| 15 | "Damage Control" | Kane Parsons | Kane Parsons | 14:03 | January 30, 2023 | |
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Works cited[edit]
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