The Backrooms is a concept that has taken the spookier sides of the internet by storm over the past few years, a trope defined by its creepy liminal spaces and analog horror elements. Young filmmaker Kane Parsons has found a massive audience on YouTube, his Backrooms web-series exploring and creating lore out of the internet obsession. While plot details remain mostly under wraps, one can expect creepy liminal hallways and cosmic beings beyond understanding.

What is known, though, is that A24 just made its latest announcement for new cast members. Mark Duplass is not new to horror, iconic in his portrayal of serial killer Josef in the Creep franchise. He can be expected to deliver a performance fit perfectly for the genre, only time telling if he will play a heroic role, or stay in the villainous vein of character he is known for. The film has also added True Detective‘s Finn Bennett, Avan Jogia, and Shrinking and Afraid’s Lukita Maxwell.

Chiwetel Ejofor has previously been announced. He is not unfamiliar to genre or fantastic cinema, given his recent role in Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck. Renate Reinsve, star of Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World was also cast previously, alongside Ejofor. The film will be a collaboration between horror mega-companies A24 and Atomic Monster.

SOURCE: Bloody Disgusting, A24’s ‘The Backrooms’ Adds Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell and Avan Jogia to Cast, Meagan Navarro

Universal Studios Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights is must-see pilgrimage for horror fans, thrill-seekers, and amusement park enthusiasts. Every year, fans wait in anticipation for what horror properties the park may adapt for their various haunts. Past years’ have included haunts based on Ghostbusters, Insidious, and A Quiet Place. This year, one haunt may be an absolute work of Art.

Art the Clown (played by David Howard Thornton) has become an iconic horror villain, viewed in the mainstream alongside the Horror Slasher Mount Rushmore of Freddy, Michael, Jason and Chucky. Art stars in the iconic Terrifier franchise, known for its eerie antagonist, boundless supernatural lore, and nauseating torture and death sequences. With the series’ popularity, it was only a matter of time for it to get its own haunted house.

The announcement video for the Terrifier haunted house promises all the expected for an adaptation of the franchises. A flickering, grainy TV depicts shots of rusty, murderous tools, festering bugs and gore, and silhouettes of screaming victims.  It teases a possible setting of final girl Sienna Shaw’s (Lauren LaVera) bedroom, alongside what might be Art’s torture den.

Art the Clown isn’t the only one invading the Sunshine State, though. The Terrifier haunt is joined alongside a haunt based on Amazon’s Fallout, promising a post-apocalyptic hellscape, alongside a mysterious Five Nights At Freddy’s attraction, which currently has detailed under wraps. And while horror fans wait for news on the Crystal Lake TV series, they can watch information on the new Friday the 13th-inspired attraction, set in the new Jason Un1v3rse.

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The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Terrifier’ House Inspired by 2022 Sequel Set for Halloween Horror Nights. Abbey White.

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