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The episode discusses the horror movie Backrooms, exploring its unsettling themes and unique setting.
The new horror movie Backrooms is about some of the creepiest places imaginable: the nondescript, beige-carpeted rooms that populate countless office spaces and discount furniture warehouses. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as the manager of a pirate-themed furniture store, who, as he discusses with his therapist (Renate Reinsve), discovers a secret labyrinth of backrooms – each with a strange and unsettling design. Directed by Kane Parsons, based on his “creepypasta”-inspired web series, the movie doesn’t have a plot so much as a deeply unnerving sense of place. If you’re looking for more moody horror, check out these episodes: In ‘Obsession,’ love hurts. It really, really, really hurts. Adam Scott checks in to a haunted inn in ‘Hokum’ Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour: Letterboxd / Facebook Our weekly newsletter Support Pop Culture Happy Hour+ See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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Host: Pop Culture Happy Hour
Guest: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Topics covered
- horror movie
- backrooms
- creepypasta
- psychological thriller
- office spaces
- film analysis
Keywords
- Backrooms
- horror
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Kane Parsons
- creepypasta
- psychological horror
- film review
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