Brains & Blood, a horror film review podcast: Backrooms (2026)

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In this episode, the Coroner and the Scream Queen enter the Backrooms, A24's adaptation of Kane Parsons' viral YouTube series. Is it a Brains & Blood classic or a dead end? We run it through the Brains & Blood scoring system: one score for the craft, one for the scream.

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• Film: Backrooms (2026)
• Director: Kane Parsons, with a screenplay by Will Soodik Wikipedia
• Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell mspfilm
• Studio: A24
• Released: May 29, 2026 in the United States Wikipedia
• Budget and box office: about $396.5 million worldwide against a budget under $10 million comingsoon
• Cause of death: liminal space / analog horror
• Where to watch: streaming on HBO Max in the U.S. since September 25, 2026, plus digital rental or purchase on Prime Video, Fandango at Home and Apple TV joblotimeout

Scores: Fresh Blood · Silent Scream · Mob Score (70%). For explanation on how our rating system works, check out the Trailer episode where we break it down and have the rating key as the trailer episode artwork.

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