Horror fans are eating good this month. Hokum kicked off May on a high note, Obsession releases this Friday, Passenger opens next week, and the month caps off with Backrooms on May 29.
A24 has released a new Backrooms promo video that includes some new footage from the liminal horror film along with praise from critics.
Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired YouTube series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.
Will Soodik (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”) penned the script for the film, in which a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Venom: The Last Dance), Renate Reinsve (A Different Man), Mark Duplass (Creep), Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country”), Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), and Avan Jogia (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) star.
A24 produces alongside Chernin Entertainment, Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, and Osgood Perkins’ Phobos.
Backrooms is rated R for “language and some violent content/bloody images.”
This week only, you can enter the Backrooms at a special pop-up activation in Burbank, California.