The Backrooms
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Summary
The Backrooms is an urban legend[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of urban legend entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121,069 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: series of creative works[3], liminal space[4], internet meme[5], literary work[6]
- Genre: creepypasta literature[7], collaborative fiction[8]
- Commons category: The Backrooms[9]
- Distribution format: digital distribution[10]
- Has part(s): The Lobby[11], Habitable Zone[12], Pipe Dreams[13], Electrical Station[14], Abandoned Office[15], Terror Hotel[16], Lights Out[17], Thalassophobia[18], Cave System[19], Darkened Suburbs[20], The Field of Wheat[21], Military Hospital[22], Tunele Steampunk[23], Boilery[24]
- Inception: May 12, 2019[25]
- Publication date: May 12, 2019[26]
- Characters: Smilers[27], Skin-Stealers[28], The Thing on Level 7[29], Hound[30], Facelings[31], Partygoer[32]
- IPA transcription: ðə.ˈbækɹumz[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Backrooms[34]
- Takes place in fictional universe: The Backrooms mythos[35]
- Title: Bedtime[36]
- Derivative work: Backrooms[37]
- Form of creative work: short story[38]
- Social media followers: 265,925[39]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for The Backrooms include The Backrooms Game - Support This Game! 😎👉👉[40], a downloadable content[41]; The Backrooms Simulator[42], a video game[43]; INTO THE BACKROOMS[44], a video game[45]; and The Backrooms Game[46], a video game[47].
Why It Matters
The Backrooms has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include The Backrooms Game - Support This Game! 😎👉👉[40], a downloadable content[41]; The Backrooms Simulator[42], a video game[43]; INTO THE BACKROOMS[44], a video game[45]; and The Backrooms Game[46], a video game[47].