It's 1989. In an ASync Foundation laboratory, "The Threshold" suddenly opens: a sterile labyrinth of deserted offices and endless corridors, illuminated by a disturbing yellow neon light.
A group of researchers and surveyors, led by Dr. Clark, enter the Complex to map the space for a future colonization that would solve Earth's housing crisis. In this parallel dimension, however, time flows asymmetrically, and radio signals broadcast distant voices of people not involved in the project. When one of the technicians disappears in a sudden "noclip," the expedition turns into a fight for survival against a wiry yet impalpable presence, seemingly made of the same material as the place. This presence belongs to a basement of the laboratory where a vast and terrifying urban periphery lies hidden.
The film is based on one of the most fascinating and disturbing modern myths born on the internet
A phenomenon that has redefined the codes of contemporary horror: the Backrooms, a liminal and potentially infinite dimension made of empty rooms, dead-end corridors, eerie structures, and flickering neon lights, where you can suddenly and without warning find yourself crossing the barrier of reality.
Begun in 2019 on an online forum, the Backrooms phenomenon quickly became one of the most viral on the internet, giving rise to a recognizable imagery and a collective narrative universe constructed by users, made of infinite corridors and seemingly familiar yet profoundly disturbing environments. This universe, expanded through videos, stories, and video games, has transformed a simple visual suggestion into a true contemporary mythology, capable of generating millions of pieces of content and theories online.
