Backrooms Horror Comes to a Real Venue in Ikebukuro
The event transfers the internet-born Backrooms myth into a physical walkable space as the A24 film rolls out in Japanese theaters.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
A spatial experience event, Q LIMINAL, will be held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro from September 11 to 20. It commemorates the release of the A24-produced film Backrooms. Participants explore a dimly lit space by scanning QR codes, with the correct ones increasing an exploration rate in a dedicated app.
The Backrooms, an internet legend that began with a single image on 4chan in 2019, becomes a physical venue at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. Q LIMINAL runs from September 11 to 20, with sessions capped at 50 people and an experience time of roughly 30 minutes.
Participants download a dedicated app and wander a dimly lit hall, scanning QR codes placed on walls. Not every code matters: symbols and shapes in the venue point to the meaningful ones, and scanning them raises an exploration rate. The ticket page notes the decoration is minimal to preserve the liminal mood, and that the space is not a reproduction of the film's art.
The film Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons and produced by A24, has been in Japanese theaters since September 4.
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