Backrooms : why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

Cronin, James and James, Sophie (2026) Backrooms : why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life. The Conversation. ISSN 2431-2134

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Abstract

Beneath the horrifying labyrinth, Backrooms tells a familiar story of foreclosed futures, precarity and frustrated aspirations.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

The Conversation

Subjects:

?? precaritydystopiaanxietyclaustropolitanismconsumer cultureclaustrophobia ??

Departments:

Lancaster University Management School > Marketing

ID Code:

237744

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ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

03 Jun 2026 07:30

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Published?:

Published

Last Modified:

10 Jun 2026 23:46

URI:

https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/237744