The Internet’s scariest maze has made it to the big screen and has taken over theatres. The Backrooms was produced by a popular movie studio called A24, and it was released on May 29, 2026, and has quickly become a success because of the popularity that it had before the movie was even produced. The Backrooms is directed by a 20-year-old named Kane Parsons, and he first became popular on YouTube and went under the name Kane Pixels. Kane made a viral short video about the “Backrooms,” a world that’s endless and has an eerie feeling to it, with buzzing lights to make it creepy and make you feel uneasy. Kane Parsons’ talent for horror caught the attention of the Movie Studio A24 and gave him the chance to turn his internet masterpiece into an actual movie.

The movie tells a story that millions of people have watched on YouTube. The main character of the film is a man named Clark, who is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. A furniture store owner who discovers a secret door that leads into the “Backrooms.” After Clark disappears into the Backrooms, his therapist, Dr. Mary Kline, has to go into the creepy dimension and save him. The Backrooms takes a different approach to the scary parts, and instead of using jump scares, they use the uneasy feeling and familiar but unknown space to terrify the audience. Ever since The Backrooms came out in theatres, many have come out to see it. Compared to other movies, The Backrooms had a budget of 10 million and has made a profit of over 212 million worldwide. In the Movie Studio A24’s history, The Backrooms has made the most money, making it the highest-earning movie A24 has ever made. The Backrooms’ massive success has made Kane Parsons the youngest director ever to have a movie reach number one at the box office. Kane Parsons went from a normal content creator to a horror short filmmaker to now directing movies that are successful at a young age.