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[letsgethaunted]

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Welcome to the photo dump for “Episode 201: The Backrooms”! Have you ever heard of The Backrooms? The Backrooms are widely considered to be the most popular and prolific internet urban legend in existence. The Backrooms are often depicted as an endless series of empty, yellow-lit rooms with old, stained carpet, fluorescent lights, and monotonous, beige walls. These rooms are said to feel like a surreal or dreamlike version of an ordinary office or storage space, giving an unsettling and otherworldly impression. People end up in The Backrooms by accidentally “no-clipping” out of reality, a concept borrowed from video game jargon, where one passes through boundaries in a game. In the Backrooms mythos, this happens unintentionally, leaving individuals stranded in this strange, featureless space. Flip through key images from this week’s episode now! IMAGE 01: Welcome to “The Backrooms” (aka “Level 0” of the Backrooms). This photo posted to 4chan in 2019 started it all! IMAGE 02: The unsettling photos discussed in Part 1 (posted by 4chan users) IMAGE 03: Level 420, Level 69, Level 2 IMAGE 04: Facelings IMAGE 05: Original 4Chan Post (2019) IMAGE 06: THE LOCATION OF THE BACKROOMS PHOTO HAS BEEN FOUND (2024)!!! It’s a hobby store in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! IMAGE 07: SHITPOSTS / MEMES IMAGE 08: SHITPOSTS / MEMES IMAGE 09: Scene from “3 Body Problem” known as “The Universe Winked”. IMAGE 10: In August 2024, a user posted to r/HighStrangeness with a video that shows THE UNIVERSE WINKING IRL!!!! Are we living in a simulation?

[pmdunbar]

my fiance in backrooms

[nastyadreamstar]

I'm experimenting with styles again! Behind the scenes in the style of anime of the 80-90s! To be honest, I would watch it.

[randompartygoer]

having a party in Level Fun! Come Join us! =) Oh btw I accidentally spilled some cake on myself when eating it so that’s why I have red stuff all over me! =)

(Partypooper:Help me =( I want to leave)

[randompartygoer]

(HELLO! THIS IS MY FIRST POST FROM WHAT I KNOW! THIS IS A BLOG FOR THE BACKROOMS ENTITIES! I DONT DRAW WELL BUT I WILL TRY MY BEST! THE ENTITIES LISTED BELOW! this is kinda inspired by SKPs check out their blog!)

PartyGoers(PG) HELLO FRIENDS! =) I’M EXCITED TO BE IN THIS BLOG - PG

Smilers(S3) The partygoer dragged me into this…I WANTED TO KILL SOME HUMANS! - S3

OH SHUSH A BLOG IS EXCITING! =)-PG

Game Master(GM) MAYBE THEY WANT TO PLAY SOME GAMES!! HAHA!-GM

Hounds(HS) *sits* -HS

Jerry (JY) *bird noises* -JY

Facelings(FL) It’s better then being lost in an INFINITE MAZE SMILER! -FL

PartyPooper(PPR) Can I just…You know…leave?…Like a partygoer is here and..-PPR

PG:I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!? =)

PPR:OH SHOOT *RUNS* while smiler and faceling restrains partygoer.

S3:Can you not attack everything you see?

FL:well your also one to talk! You attack everything with a light source! Your face is practically a glowing neon sign!

PG:LET ME AT EM! LET ME AT EM! =)

JY and HS: *bird and dog noises* (translation:how did we end up here…)

(asks should be open let me know if they aren’t)

[norbezjones]

VinylMK made a second worldbuilding prompt!  The question is: “What is a mistake someone unfamiliar with your world's culture might make?” 

A lot of things came to mind, but I’m not sure if they relate to culture specifically? The biggest thing is about the entity Facelings. A lot of backroom entities are very dangerous, and if it looks like a monster and moves like a monster, chances are that it’s going to try and kill you. But facelings are friendly for the most part, and are quite amicable, despite their strange appearance (as their name suggests, they’re basically humanoids without a face). But I imagine that someone new to the backrooms will think at first that a faceling is going to try and kill them, because of all of the monsterous entities out there. 

The prompt also got me thinking more about an aspect of the backrooms that I’ve pondered deeply in the past.  That is the fact that the backrooms is based mainly on American nostagia & culture, which is very evident in the many levels & worlds, mainly through the architecture.  It made me wonder if there can be backrooms levels that are based on other parts of the world—what would a nostalgic backrooms level based on parts of India look like, for example?  It’s something I want to really explore as I continue to create Romance The Backrooms. 

That’s all I got. Thanks for reading!