The Backrooms Creepypasta, Explained

GameRant traces The Backrooms from a 2019 4chan horror prompt to a major internet horror property.

Its core idea was simple: a strange yellow room, liminal-space imagery, and the noclip concept of slipping out of reality.

Fans quickly expanded the premise into a dense lore-driven universe that inspired multiple indie horror games.

The Backrooms now has mainstream reach, with an A24 film helping push the creepypasta beyond internet culture.