Episode 228 - Obsession and Backrooms (2026) - Movie Review

About this episode

The episode features a review of the horror-comedy 'Obsession' and a discussion on the internet lore of 'Backrooms'.

We kicked off Episode 228 with our usual casual catch-up, briefly touching on Passenger , Hokum , and Undertone just to give you our quick initial thoughts before saving the deep dives for later. From there, Tom and Mark jumped straight into the main review of the week: the new horror-comedy Obsession (2026) . We broke down everything from its bizarre tonal balance to whether it actually delivers on the scares, before pivoting into Backrooms (2026) . We really got into the weeds exploring the viral internet lore, what makes liminal spaces so inherently unsettling, and why that specific brand of digital horror has captured everyone's imagination lately. You can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or if you would like to support us you can donate to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KoFi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Mark

Topics covered

• horror-comedy
• movie review
• viral internet lore
• liminal spaces
• digital horror
• casual catch-up

Keywords

• Obsession
• Backrooms
• horror-comedy
• movie review
• liminal spaces
• digital horror
• Passenger
• Hokum
• Undertone

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Obsession, Backrooms, Passenger, Hokum, Undertone

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