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‘I found a place’: how Backrooms captures the horror of sinister architecture
Buzzy new thriller Backrooms takes us on an unknowable journey through liminal spaces, the latest film to turn a building into a horror villain When architect turned furniture store owner Clark ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) finds a portal to a mysterious realm of “backrooms” in the basement of his showroom, he struggles to explain it to his therapist, Dr Mary Kline ( Renate Reinsve ). “I found a place …” Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘I found a place’: how Backrooms captures the horror of sinister architecture, Buzzy new thriller Backrooms takes us on an unknowable journey through liminal spaces, the latest film to turn a building into a horror villain When architect turned furniture store owner Clark ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) finds a portal to a mysterious realm of “backrooms” in the basement of his showroom, he struggles to explain it to his therapist, Dr Mary Kline ( Renate Reinsve ). “I found a place …” Continue reading…
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- ‘I found a place’: how Backrooms captures the horror of sinister architectureThe Guardian - 2026-05-29T09:00:46+00:00
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