About this episode
The episode reviews the 2026 sci-fi/horror film Backrooms and discusses its themes and effectiveness.
In this episode, we review the 2026 sci-fi/horror film Backrooms, based on a popular web series and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mark Duplass. We discuss whether daytime horror films create even better scares than traditional nighttime horror, and we debate whether the story of the film made sense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- sci-fi
- horror
- film review
- daytime horror
- story analysis
Keywords
- Backrooms
- sci-fi
- horror
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Mark Duplass
- film review
- daytime horror
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Backrooms
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