Episode 213: The Backrooms
The sound of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz. Approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in. Entities lurking around every corner waiting to pounce. Are you watching a movie? Playing the latest video game? Or are you trapped on another plane of reality with no means of escape? This week’s episode is The Backrooms.
The original 4chan thread: https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/22661164/#22661164
Almond Water, Backrooms Wiki: https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/Almond_Water
Backrooms Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/backrooms/
Backrooms, Lost Media Wiki: https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Backrooms_(lost_original_version_of_image_from_Creepypasta;_existence_unconfirmed;_2012)
Finding Meaning, not Minotaurs: A Beginner’s Guide to Labyrinths by Eliza Pillsbury, TEDxKids@SMU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etutPYM77so
How to 'No-Clip' Reality and Arrive in the Backrooms, Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/what-are-the-backrooms/
Inside the Backrooms, Game Rant: https://gamerant.com/inside-the-backrooms-beginner-tips/
Is it just me?, Post on r/backrooms by user BenjiCNBEWC, Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/backrooms/comments/yklwcx/is_it_just_me/
Kenophobia, Psych Times: https://psychtimes.com/kenophobia-fear-of-voids-or-empty-spaces/
KENOPHOBIA: EXPLAINED, azuritereaction on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvXXBQU7Ms0
Liminal Spaces Bot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceLiminalBot
LiminalSpaces Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LiminalSpace/
List of "The Backooms" by Kane Pixels episodes: https://kanepixelsbackrooms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Backrooms
M.E.G., The Backrooms Fandom Wiki: https://backrooms.fandom.com/wiki/M.E.G.
Off the Map: Why the Internet Loves Being Creeped Out By Liminal Spaces, Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/why-are-liminal-spaces-creepy
Official "The Backrooms" Playlist by Kane Pixels: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVAh-MgDVqvDUEq6qDXqORBioE4Yhol_z
Strangely Familiar Places in Movies Explained, Du Cinema on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2T7wSwQtkts
The Backrooms: How a Creepy Office Photo Became an Internet Bogeyman, Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dga98/is-the-backrooms-real
The Backrooms: First 100 Levels EXPLAINED, Sagan Hawkes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEYZv4W9olg
The Backrooms WikiDot: http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/
The Labyrinth: An Innovative Therapeutic Tool for Problem Solving or Achieving Mental Focus Jeanne M. Peel, The Family Journal: International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1066480704264349
The Matrix Defense, Boston.com archives: http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2003/11/09/the_matrix_defense/
The Sacred Art of Labryinth Design: Optimization of a Liminal Aesthetic by Yadina Z. Clark, University of Maine: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3373&context=etd
The Space Between 'What Was' and 'What's Next': The Liminal Space, PsychCentral: https://psychcentral.com/blog/healing-together/2017/03/the-space-between-what-was-and-whats-next-the-liminal-space#1
What Is Liminal Space? A Transitional Place or Time That Can Feel Unsettling, VeryWell Mind: https://www.verywellmind.com/the-impact-of-liminal-space-on-your-mental-health-5204371
What makes an urban legend?, BBC: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150126-how-to-create-an-urban-legend
