If you’ve ever fallen down a late-night YouTube rabbit hole, chances are you’ve stumbled into the eerie, endless maze of the “Backrooms.” What started as an internet urban legend is now officially a major cinematic event—and it’s hitting Philippine theaters very soon.

CreaZion Studios just dropped the spine-chilling official poster, a pulse-pounding teaser, and the official release date for the highly anticipated sci-fi horror film. Mark your calendars: June 3, 2026, is when the nightmare begins.

Here is why this is a massive deal for horror and sci-fi fans.

🎬 From a 20-Year-Old YouTuber to Hollywood Powerhouses

The story behind this movie is just as mind-blowing as the concept itself. The film marks the directorial debut of Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old viral prodigy whose YouTube web series about the Backrooms racked up nearly 100 million views.

Hollywood took notice. The film is produced by genre powerhouse A24 (the studio that always delivers elite horror) alongside heavy hitters Chernin Entertainment, Atomic Monster, and 21 Laps. If you’ve played the viral adaptations on Roblox or Steam, get ready to see that liminal space dread amplified on a massive theater screen.

🌟 A Star-Studded Cast

This isn’t just a gimmick movie; the cast list is absolutely stacked with serious talent:

• Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange)
• Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World)
• Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
• Finn Bennett (True Detective, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms)
• Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap)

The newly released teaser gives us a glimpse of a strange doorway appearing in the basement of a furniture showroom, dragging viewers into a world where time and space completely glitch out. And yes, the first poster prominently features that iconic, unsettling yellowish wallpaper we all know too well.

🇵🇭 Elevating the Filipino Cinema Experience

Bringing Backrooms to local screens is part of CreaZion Studios’ #KwentoMoTo initiative, a mission dedicated to making powerful, human-driven global stories accessible to Filipino audiences.

CreaZion Studios has a stellar track record of bringing top-tier cinema to the local market—having previously distributed the critically acclaimed body-horror hit The Substance, Park Chan Wook’s No Other Choice, and A24’s The Legend of Ochi.

“Nothing compares to the experience of watching a film on the big screen, particularly works distinguished by excellence in writing, performance, cinematography, and overall execution,” says RJ San Agustin, President and CEO of CreaZion Studios.

Are you brave enough to step into the maze? Tag the friend you’re dragging to the theaters on June 3!