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Backrooms director Kane Parsons says he’s always had a “main ending” in mind for his liminal space story, which he says would be best served as a limited series.
Parsons, while not the original creator of the viral 4Chan greentext post responsible for kicking off the Backrooms craze, is arguably its primary mouthpiece, having caught A24’s attention thanks to his wildly popular YouTube series exploring the concept.
Ever since he first shared his videos — which were almost entirely created in the 3D software Blender — he’s had an idea about how he wants his Backrooms saga to end, though it likely won’t be in theaters.
Speaking to Deadline, Parsons said there’s “always been a plan” for its ending, though it’s been challenging to “find the proper way to package that.”
“I never stop making things,” he told the outlet. “There’s a few things that I would love to talk about when I can soon. I’ve said since the very beginning that the dream scenario would be a limited series for Backrooms to get to the main ending.
“I can’t say anything, but there’s been a very set arc to the whole thing from the beginning, and I just feel absurdly excited at the idea of actually being able to follow through on all of it.”
The success of Parson’s Backrooms kicked off a broader, reactionary trend across the filmmaking landscape; almost instantly, studios started greenlighting similar creepypasta projects, with the likes of Siren Head, The Mandela Catalogue, and even The SCP Foundation nabbing big-budget adaptations with major directors and producers attached.
“You’re going to see more of this,” Parsons said of this trend. “It’s kind of inevitable, given the pressure cooker of people our age who have grown up with the internet. It’s cool to be at the front of that, but that’s just the constant tide of these things.”
Backrooms recently made its way to HBO Max, even getting its own special opening cinematic with HBO’s logo decked out in the Backrooms’ iconic yellow wallpaper. Naturally, its resurgence on this major streaming platform has viewers wondering what’s next for the IP, or Parsons as a filmmaker. We may have an answer to both of these questions; Parsons recently shared his visit to Valve’s offices on social media, prompting no end of speculation as to whether or not he’s in talks to adapt one of the developer’s popular games into another feature film — especially given his love for Portal.
For now, Parsons essentially has carte blanche to do as he pleases, and the wealth of possibilities is making fans even more excited for what’s next following his latest remarks about Backrooms. In the meantime, liminal space-lovers can check out 15 extra minutes of footage from his debut movie on YouTube for free, which was initially added to theatrical Backrooms screenings fittingly titled ‘Everything Must Go.’
