Horror has always reflected the rotten floorboards on which any generation is walking. In the ’70s, the satanic panic and stories of mass murderers were popular; in the Victorian era, the figure of Dracula drew on fears of disease, repressed sexuality and foreign invasion. For Gen Z and younger millennials, it seems horror is taking the form of the uncanny lurking behind the everyday.
Today, Backrooms hit cinemas worldwide. The eerie horror is earning rave reviews and its…

