In Kane Parsons' upcoming horror movie Backrooms, it's not just the titular space – known to fans of his original viral shorts as 'The Complex' – you have to fear. Though it's definitely the thing that creeped Renate Reinsve out most during production.
"I was a little concerned that I would actually go a little bit insane in there, and that would be good for the character," the Oscar-nominated actor tells GamesRadar+ when we ask how the 30,000 square-foot set impacted her performance. "I don't think I've ever seen anyone that excited when I came on set. [Kane] was just, like, tripping, seeing what he had built on his computer, built around us – and it was truly a scary, eerie place to be. I wouldn't actually go alone anywhere."
In Backrooms, Reinsve plays Dr. Mary Kline, a therapist whose client list includes down-and-out furniture shop owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Since his wife left him, Clark has been sleeping at the store, and one evening, he stumbles across a yellow-wallpapered, seemingly endless dimension. All corners, uncanny-looking household goods, and not-quite-right signage, the only thing keeping him company in there is the buzzing of the fluorescent lights on the ceiling. Well, that's what he thinks initially, anyway...
Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell round out the supporting cast.
"It's surprisingly existential on a lot of different levels. I think you can read it into a lot of things, the way culture and AI and technology is developing," continues Reinsve, cautiously trying to avoid slipping – or should we say, no-clipping? – into spoiler territory. "There's this extrapolated world, where you don't see an ending to it, that is scary. [But] it's also about the psychology of these characters and how things can get distorted but kind of look the same, and how you sometimes can only make sense of something irrational with something else that is irrational. It has a lot of layers."
Backrooms releases on May 29. For more, check out our guide to the most exciting upcoming horror movies heading our way.
