We’re exploring liminal spaces and unsettling feelings this week with the release of Backrooms. Before we dig into that, we talk about the series finale of Euphoria and we don’t really have a whole lot to say. We’ve documented our feelings on season 3 pretty well over these couple months, and we’re glad to see the end of this. It’s one of the most disappointing ends to a series we’ve ever seen and we don’t look forward to anything Sam Levinson does in the future. Let’s just pretend Euphoria was only two seasons long… Hannah caught up with a couple extra horror films this week and talked about Psycho Killer and Silence of the Lambs. We also discuss some upcoming films and the recent trailer for Primetime.

It’s been a big year for horror, A24, and new directors so far this year! Backrooms has had a huge opening weekend and we couldn’t wait to see if liminal spaces would freak us out. There were things about this film that didn’t really work for us, and we want to dive deeper into the internet lore, but it’s an impressive debut from Kane Parsons overall. We recommend a double feature with Obsession! We’d heard about Vivarium quite a bit and we heard online that it has a similar feeling to Backrooms. There were some unsettling and strange scenes in this one, but it probably isn’t something we will be revisiting much in the future. Without Name uses nature to create an unnerving atmosphere. Quiet forests are creepy anyway, so when you add psychedelic mushrooms, things can really go off the rails. Finally, we have I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. Unfortunately, this was a miss from Osgood Perkins for us. It was just way too slow and the few creepy moments don’t do enough.

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