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From Backrooms to Boards of Canada: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
A horror film takes on the internet craze for user-generated paranormal tales, and Macca returns with his most affecting songs in years Backrooms Out now People have enjoyed spinning spooky yarns about uncanny spaces since before the advent of the written word, and this A24 horror (starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass) capitalises on that fascination via a big-screen version of the internet phenomenon of Backrooms. That is, an infinite empty limbo where you might find yourself condemned to endlessly wander, hoping not to encounter any of the Entities that inhabit the Backrooms. Spooksome. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, From Backrooms to Boards of Canada: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead, A horror film takes on the internet craze for user-generated paranormal tales, and Macca returns with his most affecting songs in years Backrooms Out now People have enjoyed spinning spooky yarns about uncanny spaces since before the advent of the written word, and this A24 horror (starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass) capitalises on that fascination via a big-screen version of the internet phenomenon of Backrooms. That is, an infinite empty limbo where you might find yourself condemned to endlessly wander, hoping not to encounter any of the Entities that inhabit the Backrooms. Spooksome. Continue reading…
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- From Backrooms to Boards of Canada: your complete entertainment guide to the week aheadThe Guardian - 2026-05-30T05:01:10+00:00
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