THE FUSE

Yesterday we reported the concerning news that movie company A24 appeared to be issuing copyright strikes at Backrooms art that had been created before the 2026 hit movie had even begun production. It suggested a bizarre overreach that failed to acknowledge the Backrooms mythology as having been an internet-developed creepypasta for many, many years. Now, thanks to the intervention of the film’s director Kane Parsons, A24 has acknowledged it was a mistake and recognized that “Backrooms is one part of an infinitely bigger ecosystem, rife with creatives who have every right to tell their own version of the story.”