Backrooms (2026) | Liminal horror for a mainstream audience

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Backrooms' and its themes of liminal horror and therapy.

After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him. The suffocating claustrophobia of a massive liminal space content warning at 11:04 spoilers begin at 13:43 ghostbeast.com check our Youtube and TikTok for video content music provided by The F-use support us at ghostbeast.bigcartel.com and merchyeah.com/ghostbeast contact us at podcast@ghostbeast.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd, Becca

Topics covered

• liminal horror
• mainstream audience
• therapy
• dimension
• claustrophobia

Keywords

• Backrooms
• liminal horror
• claustrophobia
• therapy
• dimension
• film review

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Books & works: Backrooms

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