Backrooms

Backrooms – Opens June 26 BACKROOMS is not just for genre fans. For film lovers and festival audiences, this is a major reason to see it: two extraordinary actors bringing real dramatic depth to one of the most original horror concepts of the year. Born from one of the internet’s most terrifying viral phenomena, BACKROOMS has made the leap from online obsession to full-blown theatrical event. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor , the Oscar-nominated star of 12 Years a Slave , and Norwegian powerhouse Renate Reinsve , who became an international festival sensation with The Worst Person in the World and has continued to build one of the most exciting careers in world cinema with acclaimed titles including Armand , Sentimental Value , and Fjord , the 2026 Cannes Palme d’Or winner, BACKROOMS arrives with serious acting credentials and major festival heat. Born from one of the internet’s most terrifying viral phenomena, BACKROOMS has made the leap from online obsession to full-blown theatrical event. What began as an eerie, mysterious world of endless yellow hallways, fluorescent lights, and impossible spaces has now become one of the biggest horror breakouts of the year — a record-smashing box-office phenomenon and the biggest opening in A24 history. Directed by 20-year-old breakout filmmaker Kane Parsons , who first brought the Backrooms mythos to life through his hugely popular online videos, the film announces a major new genre voice. Parsons has taken the strange, uncanny nightmare that captivated millions online and expanded it into a surreal, atmospheric, big-screen experience that feels both terrifyingly familiar and completely new. BACKROOMS begins with a simple, chilling idea: a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, leading to a vast otherworldly maze of empty rooms, dead spaces, and impossible corridors. What follows is not just a horror movie, but a descent into dread — a psychological nightmare about getting lost in a place that feels like it should not exist. Critics have praised the film’s disturbing atmosphere, unforgettable visuals, and bold approach to horror. The Guardian called it an “icily disturbing” film that “rewrites the genre rulebook,” while other reviews have singled out its eerie architecture, immersive sound design, and unsettling sense that the space itself is the monster. This is exactly the kind of movie that demands to be seen in a theater: the tension, the silence, the gasps, the nervous laughter, and the shared feeling of being trapped somewhere you can’t escape. BACKROOMS is creepy, ambitious, original, and built for the big screen and has now become one of the biggest horror breakouts of the year — a record-smashing box-office phenomenon and the biggest opening in A24 history. See the viral nightmare turned box-office phenomenon — starring two of the most compelling actors working today — only at the Sea View Theatre . Showings – select to order tickets: Fri, Jun 26th, 7pm @ Sea View Theatre (https://seaviewtheatre.eventive.org/schedule/6a2aead94933dc0e3cdf60ad) Sat, Jun 27th, 7pm @ Sea View Theatre (https://seaviewtheatre.eventive.org/schedule/6a2aeb04505dab42d82d60cc) Tue, Jun 30th, 7pm @ Sea View Theatre (https://seaviewtheatre.eventive.org/schedule/6a2aeb4c97fe45faaeda2d68)