Backrooms - Level 232 “Grocery Store” (found footage)

[@backrooms-datalog7630]

This was absolutely terrifying. Incredible work. The tools around the exit door was a sign that there was no escape, as other wonderers would have tried to use such tools to exit. The fact that trying to exit the shopping mall of this level leads to the release of the entity was smartly done. 10/10!

[@markfergerson2145]

Should have grabbed the pitchfork. Actually, should have gone to the back of the store and gone into the "employees only" backrooms of the store. There's always an unlocked exit back there.

[@federalexpressman9762]

Best part is that behind the exit probably isn't even the real world, but just another part of the level lol

[@backrooms-datalog7630]

@@markfergerson2145 Very true! I think that is one of the exists of this level?

[@backrooms-datalog7630]

@@federalexpressman9762 True! Probably more entities await outside!

[@HouseHoldAdventures]

You know this isnt real right?

[@saivi27]

When I was a child, lying in the bed, I loved imagining being trapped in a huge shopping mall after it's closed, and thinking about where should I hide to protect myself from the ghosts wandering there at midnight. THIS gives me a strong sense of nostalgia. An experience I've never had yet I missed a lot😭I just can't stop myself repeating it again and again! Thanks for the wonderful work!!!

[@CUBETechie]

Did was in a mall or a huge supermarket and ending in a spot with no people it seems like the spot have either no lights on or reduced the light and the have a shelf but on one one side a pillar which reduced the width of the hallway and you have this "hidden spot" in the market and the strange thing is it is unnatural silent no people no sound of the store

[@isaacdgames9834]

3:56: Well instead of ghosts, lets just say they were smilers... ☠

[@BBbooes2489]

I used to imagine that I would head straight to an isle with weapons😅

[@aeoligarlic4024]

I'd just fantasize about all the food i can eat for free lol

[@playboi1237]

I share the same opinion , your words describe me totally

[@D3thklok81]

As someone who used to work at a grocery store...one that is never ending is pure nightmare fuel

[@leociresi4292]

I get lost just trying to find a certain item in a regular grocery store, let alone an infinite one!

[@overthrone3494]

It wouldn’t necessarily be infinite (though the backrooms themselves are) just very large but the connecting areas can leave to different “levels”

[@EMA2K]

They’re already basically never ending 😂

[@TimeWarpStudios-k3g]

No you have toys, car parts, water, milk, food and more

[@leociresi4292]

@@TimeWarpStudios-k3g And one disgruntled monster!

[@hollienn2006]

Before the place gets dark and the entity appears, this video reminds me of late 2000s supermarket trips at night and it gives this sense of long lost nostalgia.

[@Ruster-j5d]

Y mas con esa musica💓

[@FTwentyTwo1]

The fog store type music and feeling makes it feel like early 2000s really

[@WrappedInPlasticine]

Hell yeah

[@davidradu4356]

Damn. A level of the backrooms with infinite food and drinks. Now this is the kind of the level that i want to be trapped in. Except the fact that i will be screwed if i try to breack free from it, this level is kinda nice to me.

[@alexis_electronic]

Well, going out the front door anyway.

[@luizmelendezgaming1615]

Exactly my thoughts dude!

[@hellohjbgjh]

I would prefer a mall full of naked dummies than unhealthy shelved processed foods 😉

[@Cappybara993]

Bro are any of you gonna be scared of the monster and when the lights go out

[@adityawigoena6255]

Ahh as long as we have snack, ice cream, chocolate, everything is fine.

[@MistressSuki92]

for those wondering what the person over the speaker was saying, “we would like to advise those shopping with us now once again, do not attempt to reach the exits. either find a safe area or go into one of the many evacuation shelters inside the-”

[@twotruckslyrics]

man ive read an scp like this

[@salkhandi1628]

Kinda. While I like this video it blatantly stole that dialogue from the game SCP. The dialogue is something along the lines of "we would like to advise all surviving personnel do not attempt to look for an exit. Go to a safe room/evacuation shelter immediately." It also used the crying from SCP 096 (shy guy).

[@Tanookicatoon]

Those are both stock sound effects.@@bazookastudios.

[@Andrew-wu1xd]

​@@salkhandi1628 The SCP game is literally copied from an SCP entry. None of this is original, the game is based on someone elses idea.

[@stupid47]

Actually, it said: "We would like to remind all surviving personnel once again: do not attempt to reach the exits. Either find a safe area or go to one of the many evacuation shelters inside the-"

[@anomaloustapes]

This brings me back to how vast and sprawling a space like a mall or grocery store can be when you're a child. I also like how the "entrance/exit portion played out. Superb content!

[@Digibullet32]

im now confused FOTAGE....think its just mispoelled or there so good ? im so confused

[@trollmastermike52845]

@@Digibullet32 get off drugs🤣

[@portraita2679]

Yeah.. It'd be a paradise for other mothers out there who loves shopping like my Mom 😅

[@lamogetrektlittlekidlol5757]

exactly, a lot of things feel vast when ur a child, I think that’s why we experience nostalgia when we see some backroom levels like the poolrooms

[@Vityazroma]

😢😢😢😢

[@Sabbi3D]

Four months ago I came across this video for the first time. It is the reason why I decided to learn 3D software and animation. I thought "what the hell, what's my excuse? Why am I not making this myself?" After all I'm a smart guy and I want to make people feel the way i just felt with this video. Long story short, I already have two AMAZING "maps" for backrooms videos that I hope I can publish soon (an epic rendition of lv.94 and a never before animated negative level)... I just have to get some animation stuff right :) Thanks for the endless inspiration, and for helping me fight my laziness and learn something beautiful.

[@s.k.9110]

Nice ! :D

[@sarahcha3169]

You know what, I'll try to do it too, you've inspired me. Blender and unreal engine 5 seem great.

[@s.k.9110]

@@sarahcha3169 Is it easy to use it ? I’m curious

[@K.114.]

No videos yet. I checked. 🥺🥺. Lol. Soon hopefully

[@NEVVIE87]

I'm curious, is it ready yet?

[@Lone_Paladin]

As a manager at Kroger, the truly terrifying thing about this video is imagining trying to keep a store this size fully stocked and straightened. 😮

[@aninternetuser4306]

Truly nightmare fuel

[@nocontext400]

it's infinite and haunted, the ghosts or whatever do all that for you

[@anderstermansen130]

whats kroger?

[@nocontext400]

@@anderstermansen130 what's a grocery store?

[@AngelLopez-in8xz]

@@nocontext400 sorry if there are spelling mistakes I’m replying on a phone and your name is too long for me to see the words

[@kiodoiii8794]

I'm not sure as to exactly why, but the fullness of the shelves instills an eerie mix of both comfort and fear unto me. The ending of this video is a perfect example of the phrase "don't bite the hand which feeds you" (pun intended). It's a shame the wanderer made such an absurd decision, given the amount of forensic evidence there was near the "exit". Overall, the video is amazingly produced!

[@emeraldmorningmist]

If the food in the store was edible and they had all those supplies, I would have first gotten some camping gear and looked for other exits first. Then I probably would have tried prying the door myself, even after seeing it had already been tried. My thought process would have been that maybe they didn't get enough leverage. That said, I would have tried to do so very quietly based on the "blood" in the area.

[@dogster8257]

For the fulness of the shelves, it might be that there's no evidence that people took advantage of the stock, either because it is unedible or because they didn't live long enough to do so.

[@ronofthesea5953]

What decision? The protagonist has to be a child or in a wheelchair to be that feeble at hitting the glass.

[@dogster8257]

@@ronofthesea5953 The fact he even sort of tried to hit the doors with the tools, even after seeing the evidence that many people failed before him, and all the dried blood coating the area. In my panic, I probably wouldn't have immediatly though about blood=trap, but I don't think I would have bothered to try to escape through that particular exit.

[@Palendrome]

But you go to open the boxes and theyre all empty and all the fruit is plastic. Thats backrooms style

[@jacobcox4565]

Imagine if instead of just falling into the backrooms, this person was just shopping in a store and went into an isle that had an invisible portal in mid air. They unknowingly walk through the portal and all the voices of other shoppers in the background go silent, only the music playing on the speaker remains. They notice the sudden silence of all the people and run out only to find the entire store has become empty and infinity vast. It's like that feeling of getting lost in the store as a little kid but times 100.

[@klaushassen3954]

Then just imagine smilers suddenly spawning in because one attempts to leave

[@mrsfluffymoomoo]

Oh no now i got a nee fear

[@prestigekingxgaming5842]

Ohhhh shi you right too

[@UsernotFound2018]

You just described the SCP "INFINIT IKEA" I think it's number was 3008?

[@blackdragoncyrus]

aisle

[@RedBounty]

This is truly remarkable work, bravo. I just discovered this genre that basically recreates my dreams. Nothing this scary but the walking around malls, strange buildings, and offices. The idea that so many people share these visions, dreams, and nightmares is incredible to me.

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Yeah, these clips look like someone just took a clip straight off my childhood nightmares

[@MariaArielle-df6ft]

I've only just recently started watching these and am stunned at how many dreams I've had in this place before ever seeing it. It's because we're A.I. living in a simulation.

[@invisi-bullexploration2374]

I had a nightmare like this years ago. The products all had gibberish names. And the worst part seemed to be if you tried to interact with any food or drink it would instantly descend into rapid entropy. Like a time lapse speeded up the item would molder and spoil. Oh and in the same nightmare there was a feeling you weren't alone in there and something was 'playing' with you.

[@gojoluvr28]

would that include dry foods like cereal or chips?

[@invisi-bullexploration2374]

@@gojoluvr28 Yep! There is limitless food and drink around but not for you. I could compare it to Tantalus's curse. Just like the rest of the backrooms there is no comfort or rest offered to the visitors anywhere.

[@marcgarrigosmane4572]

@@invisi-bullexploration2374 well that is not always true. There are tons of safe levels

[@philmcnally4744]

The products would have had gibberish names because it's very difficult to read in dreams, as reading uses a different side of the brain to dreaming.

[@SquillyWonka]

@@marcgarrigosmane4572 you'd still have no comfort or rest

[@evanisovich]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="199">3:19</a> - “We would like to advise all surviving personnel, once again, do not attempt to reach the exits. Either find a safe area, or go into one of the many evacuation shelters inside the st…” A similar audio can be faintly heard on the Level -9223372036854775808 video.

[@8ey3]

its from scp cb

[@8ey3]

@Arsenal FC dang it i didnt see ur comment

[@Sonamy_fan]

Thanks for telling us about the content!❤ I was thinking about it for a long time 😢😂

[@pandemicphilly60]

​@Milkyway How's this relevant?

[@noahomar7393]

@Arsenalㅤ yes

[@KeithM-ds1cf]

Being an assistant manager of a grocery store, this was horrifying for me!! Very good, terrifying video! It reminded me of when some storms came through last week and the power went off in the store during the night shift. The whole store was pitch black for a while and all you could hear was thunder, heavy rain, and random voices......very unnerving. What's better is that i'm watching this before bed!!!! Fun times!! 😳

[@dying101666]

It's any grocery/big box store associates worst nightmare.

[@KeithM-ds1cf]

@@dying101666 I fully agree!

[@jhixofficial7634]

My first job was a bagger at a local Minnesotan store. This brings back the worst of memories

[@patate1472]

What do you mean random voices ? 🤔

[@KeithM-ds1cf]

@@patate1472 Basically I meant all the customers, management, employees talking at once once the lights went dark

[@DOMAIN_EXPANSION_GOJO]

This is why our dads never come back with the milk.

[@MarcusAtomics]

Bro 😭

[@mintysharkyy]

underrated comment

[@TrueDarkness458]

Welllll uh....*slowly pats shoulder* yeah...we will leave it at that...haha

[@BlueTheCubeReturns]

It makes it more funnier for me because i am the 69th liker of the comment

[@vedantsridhar8378]

My dad is probably trying every single food item in this infinite supermarket.

[@Micahangelo7]

I have no words. I NEED TO SEE A MOVIE AROUND CONCEPTS LIKE THIS. I’m not personally a horror movie type person, but I would def get into it in order to see something like this. Absolutely incredible.

[@nicolasreza3723]

Kane Pixels signed with A24 to create a movie based on his take of the backrooms.

[@jhonbaptist1845]

There is a Stephen king movie that is very similar. I don't remember the name, but it was about a plane that in the middle of a flight lost contact with the world, and after landing the passengers realized that there wasnt anyone. Like these backroom videos. And there was a noise, like a mysterious thing that chase them from far away. It's a cosmic horror movie. Very cool.

[@rayrayz4667]

@@jhonbaptist1845 the langoliers

[@qwt]

Pretty sure vertigo is where they get trapped in an infinite neighborhood or I'm stupid

[@TballAtGball]

i know vivarium is like this, but with infinite suburb houses.

[@RaidRendered]

This is one of my favorite backrooms videos. It felt so cozy but yet so creepy and haunting. Especially love the idea of the exit door part!

[@李家愷-o9w]

same

[@ConfusedRad09]

I’m the one who said a big comment on your BACKROOSM FOUND FOOTAGE 22 CHECK IT OUT MY NAME IS CONFUSEDRAD

[@ctrlskyy]

The fact that you can see the light as the monster gets closer and closer.. and the quietness.. it’s just so unnerving and I love it!

[@SmizzyProductions]

Mom: “go get the eggs, I’ll stay right here” Me: *looking for my mom after she said she’ll stay in the same spot*

[@RevBrotherJackMusick]

Nobody commenting on the sound design of the entity: it sounded like it was crying as it was chasing them--at least to me. That made it way creepier and scarier! Especially when we finally see the "happy face" look to it. Also, I liked the way it lighted the viewpoint of the camera the closer it got when chasing them. Well done!

[@griefer5846]

i admit, the sound was scary but the look of the entity is just goofy

[@enigma1774]

Maybe mimicking the sound of a lost kid trying to find their parent. Or the cry’s of the one being chased.

[@jhtrq1465]

It's sound like zombie from Hl², the lame thing is the smiley face that looks absolutely stupid

[@blackirontarkus3156]

@@griefer5846 goofy ahh backroom entity💀

[@griefer5846]

@@blackirontarkus3156 💀💀💀💀💀

[@angrylambie]

One of the scariest things I've ever watched (I'm 69yrs old) - made the mistake of watching in bed, lights out, before falling asleep...

[@marcosmos7478]

69? Nice.

[@westerntune]

Did you get any nightmares after this?

[@BolívarSuero]

Gosh me too

[@tatetwar7792]

The fact that you’re 69 and enjoying stuff like this the same way the younger generations are is so wholesome. Looks like uncanny things like this is unnerving for everybody. Doesn’t matter who you are. Which obviously makes sense but it’s just cool to see older people discovering the whole “Backrooms” thing too. I know I’m almost a year late but hope you are doing well

[@11Renee11]

​​@@tatetwar7792 45 y/o and I've been going down the backrooms rabbit hole 😂 Some videos out there are better than others.

[@skylined5534]

The first thing I watched in 2023 and easily one of the most scary backrooms videos I've seen in a while! This place looks like somewhere vividly described to an alien who then made a pretty close approximation to what a supermarket would look like! Awesome work and a brilliant bit of variation!

[@Munjani14556]

look at my channel bacrkooms in real life

[@eldermillennial8330]

The Omega Mart franchise has expanded beyond Las Vegas.

[@Saboutor]

The alien also added "sand man" nice touch I guess?

[@skylined5534]

@@Saboutor Given that it's such a well known song yet horribly out of context yet so meaningful here I'd say so!

[@CrisisMoon7]

Great way to start 2023

[@somebody4763]

This level would initially be a blessing because of all the food and drinks, but slowly, like any other level of the Backrooms, you would go crazy from the lack of other people and the constantly playing music and bright lights. Plus the fact that no matter how far you walk you'll never find the exit, and when you do find an "exit" like this guy did, it's either accepting that you'll never get out of here or trying to escape that sets this thing loose. And then run for your life hoping that there is a hiding place or a secret exit has opened. The screams are perfect by the way, super realistic. You just hear the pure madness, fear and despair.

[@vedantsridhar8378]

I think that since human brains are known to adapt very well to any environments, you'd eventually get used to it. The Sandman song will eventually become background noise that you aren't aware of, you won't feel trapped as you get used to this like it's your planet, and even though you'd likely be grieving about your family, friends and the lack of any people, over time you'll come to accept your fate and just enjoy all the free food there.

[@struanpeat5116]

i visited america once. did all the usual, visited all the parks ect. but one of the lasting memories i have is of making not of the curviture of the earth while looking down a seemingly endless walmart. i was young and the walmart was probably build on a slight gradient, but it definatly put me in the mind of this level

[@entity_04]

probably a slight gradient, i don't think i've ever seen the curvature of the earth in a store like that 😳😳😳 there are apparently soke warehouses big enough to have fog tho

[@Eidako]

Useless science tidbit: the minimum altitude in which an observer can perceive the curvature of the Earth is 35,000 ft (10.7 km). That's higher than Everest and roughly the altitude of a long-distance commercial flight.

[@eguibum]

i found the footage

[@V0W4N]

gj

[@THEREALDPVRK]

He’s not lying guys I was the camera

[@peppapigonkk]

Did you die

[@thebackrooms7511]

Can u pick up milk?

[@stanleybochenek1862]

yeah same that’s why it’s called found footage but where’s lost footage?

[@twilightskies2085]

This is definitely one of the greatest backrooms found footages i have seen so far. the song choice was perfect and it gave the what seems to be normal grocery store an uneasy feeling like something was wrong. The setting felt so familiar and yet so unfamiliar at the same time it caused an interesting effect. The exit doors being sealed shut and even giving the person tools to show there really is no escape although it seems so close was a great move. And the entity at the end really got to me, how the crys were so distorted and loud. this was great work and underrated!

[@Fishii444]

tbh i wouldnt be scared of that even if i was there. gleeby deeby ass entity

[@ghostboat2626]

As a former retail worker, this as an absolute nightmare

[@TheHolonConcept]

Most horrofic things I can imagine: - Waking up in an incomprehensible place knowing you're probably lost forever - Somebody/Something maliciously chasing you while crying / whimpering I've had nightmares about this stuff since I was a kid. Nowadays I'm just fascinated with this liminal stuff. Great video(s)!

[@lilmamagc]

that place is called north korea

[@That_One_Guy...]

I can get a 100% discount for all the goodies in this place wdym it's horrific place

[@Vaderghost20]

Now imagine if it were moaning like a woman in ecstasy.

[@GigaChdad]

You forgot other simple things like: getting bit by a shark and seeing half of the side of your ribs/ side area and an arm ripped off, or a roller coaster that flew off the tracks, or you’re in an airplane crash, or you’re girlfriend dumps your ahh, or being skinned alive by a maniac, or your dog runs away. And there have in fact been people living in the back rooms for as long as man have been civilizized, solitary confinement.

[@S.Y.S.64738]

Those weren't dreams bro.

[@VarrioNorte209]

This looks too damn real. I used to work for Coca Cola merchandising the stores. It’s mind blowing how perfect the sections of soda were organized with the brand flow from sprite to coke and all in between. Looks super real this is scary af.

[@Lockieez]

Especially for dentists

[@WaaDoku]

The sound design in these is so good. Also the fact that you can loop this video gives it a whole new meaning.

[@maxyboi6362]

Oh my god its a really good loop

[@zimap]

@@maxyboi6362 by removing the black period you can do a 10 hours version im sure your video will hit at least 10k views don't forget to add credits

[@feshpince7181]

@@zimap That's not the creator.

[@ummnot]

The song is called sand man if yall are wondering

[@zimap]

@@ummnot shut up

[@anteros__]

The minute the intercom came on, the hairs on my arms raised up. I've genuinely never felt so terrified by a video..

[@JoshuaJayMyers]

I think this video took 10 years off my life. This is a masterpiece and I appreciate the work that goes into it. Thank you for contributing such good content to the horror community

[@princealmighty5391]

What do you mean

[@just_a_faceless_person]

Bro it's littery real not fake wtf

[@just_a_faceless_person]

The backroom is real bro💀

[@Juche_Monarch27]

@@just_a_faceless_personno its not, it is just a creepypasta.

[@reizinhodojogo3956]

@@just_a_faceless_person only backrooms real thing is ONLY places where the photos were taken, even through, they are not infinite and have a end

[@ExecutionSommaire]

Bone chilling. Let's appreciate the fact that he kept filming even while trying to smash the door haha

[@jb6725]

Probably just kept it in his mouth cuz that clout is way more important than using your full strength to escape

[@JimBoahMilton]

Bing chilling

[@FreezinUrTundra]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="190">3:10</a> He didn't get the hint of what happened to the other people who ended up there that tried to leave, and by force at that. You think the dried blood would've been the big hint to them...

[@Astrofrank]

My thoughts

[@Istanbul0687]

could have been fruit punch kool aid.

[@FreezinUrTundra]

@@Istanbul0687 Think the monster there hit them over the head with it?

[@jamesonweaver4224]

I honestly thought it was rocky road ice cream that someone-or something-found somewhere on that level and tried to glue the doors shut.

[@FreezinUrTundra]

@@jamesonweaver4224 They might've. Maybe influenced by the creature there.

[@Dieptriest.64-d9v]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="63">1:03</a> bro really found the taki’s on the right

[@RicoHernadez-tt3jx]

I love taki's

[@AnimatronicMan-t2q]

😂😂

[@hi3694]

That's unbelievably unsettling. Well done. The distorted music is a nice touch and adds a lot to the overall effect. The monster stuff is a bit on the nose. I think creeping around such a being in such an environment peeping around corners without getting caught etc. would heighten the feeling more than an outright chase but I still really liked what ya did here.

[@bloodclot]

music was great. the monster was goofy. would have been much better faceless

[@brenrmad6282]

No one going to talk about the scp intercom

[@duckleaf69]

no one’s gonna talk about how he died, edited this video in heaven, and it’s good content?

[@officialwhiteblocks]

@@duckleaf69 💀💀💀

[@officialwhiteblocks]

@@bloodclot bro it’s a smiler it’s supposed to look like that💀

[@82dorrin]

As someone who's worked in a grocery store, this would be my version of Hell.

[@KingOfIDKTheVIII]

This would be the description of the inferno if a person worked in a mall

[@vixceous]

It's not like you were still WORKING 🙄

[@Viasco]

@@vixceousOMG YOUR SO EDGY!!!!1!

[@MagcargoMan]

The infinitely long ailse and walls of the store is definitely creepy and awesome. Damn, this must have taken a good while to make with all those objects to place on the shelves. I think the cameraman is extremely dumb though and it kinda detracts from the experience. He starts to attempt to break through the door even though the evidence around it clearly suggests many have tried and failed, he sees the entity heading towards him but takes a good while before he starts running, and worst of all, he keeps looking back to film the entity when it is literally right behind, which ends up resulting in his death.

[@emolgaslides]

@MrJotunheim the entity

[@site.the-gamer]

the thing about the exit is, sometimes the backrooms likes to put fake destruction attempts on those kind of things, like if there was an exit you cannot open it sometimes just adds stuff lying around on the floor to make it look like people tried to open the exit when noone did

[@coleozaeta6344]

Would you just stand and stare at the door instead of try at least one time to get through? Also, if this happened to almost anyone, they wouldn’t be able to think as clearly. Panic doesn’t execute as well as a good plan.

[@MagcargoMan]

@@coleozaeta6344 I'd probably try and find another exit, one that doesn't have clear signs of being a fake.

[@Dargonhuman]

Something tells me this was partially filmed at a real location - the sale signs on the Pepsi endcaps is identical to the ones Safeway uses. If I were to guess, they used an app like Polycam to do detailed 3d scans of a real store and used those scans to create the virtual world - it would have saved a TON of time and computer resources that way over modelling and placing each individual item.

[@emilschalburg]

Mrbeast: TODAY WE WILL BE BUYING EVERYTHING IN THIS STORE IN THE BACKROOMS

[@vedantsridhar8378]

And then the entity will eat him and his group in one gulp

[@Destatix]

My father owned many stores over the years, and sometimes when I was little he would bring me inside one of them when it was closed (maybe because he needed to retrieve something he forgot, something like that), and usually I would stay alone wondering inside, waiting for him. I have always been scared of almost everything since I was a kid, even now. I still remember the feeling of pure loneliness, and fear, but also calm, emptiness, like something was missing (which is actually the main theme of the backrooms), and I felt so relaxed. Surely a really interesting experience. I can assure you that this video is a great example of what it might be to stay in there (obviously without the monster part)

[@sentientbeans]

You described it perfectly!

[@aygwm]

I love the small detail of the entity’s face light getting brighter and brighter as it gets closer. Terrifying

[@leociresi4292]

What sounds like crying is really slow maniacal laughter, after all it’s a Smiler!

[@whizziethewise2924]

Finally a Grocery Store. Makes sense when you realize how we work in these spaces growing up through life and this... I repeat... THIS encapsulates the feeling of dread working these spaces. How monotonous the work routine becomes... How you hear the same song play over the intercoms OVER AND OVER!!! People don't realize how great this is; how modern of an art catalog this really is for modern times. An inescapable dream of mundanity...

[@renardacrete3073]

Infinite free food

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Or it's not real food, the packets are just empty or the food is made out of cement. Or maybe the food is real and edible, but eating it will activate the entity, since you ate HIS food.

[@Obani_iguro-f]

​@@vedantsridhar8378no that's incorrect because from distance it may look real food but if u get closer it's a just a random text letters and shapes it is unknown if it safe to consume the food

[@vedantsridhar8378]

@@Obani_iguro-f that's exactly what I was saying lol, sorry if you misunderstood my comment, I was just giving creepy theories of how it could not be real food

[@jip230]

Yes, very well done! When he found the tools and saw the mess surrounding the tools, that should have been a sign that it was a false exit. Also, looking out the door, it wasn't an exit to another level - just an exit to another part of the same level. Finally, making so much noise was sure to attract any if not all entities on this level. He should have kept walking right past all that and looked for other exits

[@myceliumknight5785]

this is the type of person to ignore the bloodstains on the ground in sens fortress

[@miguelvasquez5361]

Yeah, Why Didn't The Cameraman Think Of That Before?

[@PorQueMeMiras]

The realistic and human way the camera man acts makes this video feel more real and scarier, and the infinite halls with lots of products, references and details from the real world makes the Backrooms feel like they were something to be afraid of. The music is another point that makes this place kind of... Familiar, but lonely at the same time. In general, I loved the video and there are lots of positive points. Maybe there are some lights that aren't exactly made (although I don't know if they were hanging), but I am not a professional with animation, so I'm just letting you know this was incredible. The entity was made of a way that makes you feel tension all the time you are able to hear it, and the craving is constant. Continue like this. Greetings from Spain.

[@charliecheesecake4480]

Me in Ikea:

[@GibbsonTV]

damn so good, love the idea of an infinite super store. The attention to detail with your assets and the pitch forks of others trying to escape, well done!

[@Ruster3D]

Much appreciated thanks!

[@hobbygamer6220]

@@Ruster3D HOW do you create the effect of waaayy large distance music shop fill ? great eerie choice of song bytheway

[@wistfulness]

@@hobbygamer6220 just add more of the shelves and until it looks from the perspective of the camera endless and tweaking focal length of camera can help too

[@hobbygamer6220]

@@wistfulness awesome ! Thanks ! Also how do you make the music sound like it's echoing and filling such a huge expanse ?

[@Dargonhuman]

@@hobbygamer6220 That's incredibly easy with any audio editing software like Audacity. A lot of apps even have built-in filters to simulate different audio environments like space, underwater, warehouse, etc.

[@Lizzylove6073]

I love the detail of the music being happy and off key, more noticeably during some moments more than others. ( I like that detail cause’ it gives a sort of unpredictability) I think this is a better take on music in the backrooms than the usual more ambient songs. Those don’t scare me, and I think it’s because they make it sound lonely and like you’re not supposed to be there, but we already know that so it sort of ruins the effect ( some even make me feel almost relaxed ). But with the happy music, the happiness and offkeyness really unsettles me. It almost feels like the level is trying to act human, if that makes any sense. It’s trying to seem normal, but it turns out to just be alien like and unsettling. Great job!

[@Lizzylove6073]

( forgot to add this ) Also at the end when the crying monster is chasing the person, it makes me think that the monster is sad that the guy didn’t fall into it’s trap on attempted normality. It’s sad that they rejected it attempt and will now kill them for this. ( just like me fr /hj )

[@stopandgoanimations]

Similar to uncanny valley, but in music form

[@justtraininsanity8463]

This back room video is easily one of the most scary I’ve ever seen. Between the creepy slurred version of the song “ Sandman” and the light suddenly going out, and this creature’s horrible sounds in screams… it Makes my bones shake every time I watch it.

[@HeartGrinder7]

Wow. Fantastic. So eerie. I think this is the only smiler entity I’ve found unsettling. I usually find them cheesy, but having it sound like it is crying while illuminating everything… priceless. Could have been more of a hide and chase though, but still epic.

[@venuspluto67]

Some of the monsters are known for mimicking the final words or sounds of their most recent victim, so that's something to keep in mind.

[@tickledonions9483]

so what

[@leociresi4292]

It was very tall too, this was a rendition of Mr Smiley, who only appears in the Fun Room (birthday party area in Level Fun), and in Level !

[@catycat28meow]

I thought the smiler didn't have a body. I found out I does

[@peregrine1886]

Reminds me of the feeling of being a kid and loosing your mum in the grocery store. Everything’s so big and you’re so small, and you don’t know where to go or where to look. Of course, she’s never far, but that’s not what it feels like.

[@BoilersRock]

"Excuse me, where can I find low-sodium Himalayan salt?" "That's in aisle 5,688 along the left side"

[@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689]

" . . . and uh, whereabouts is the uh, you know the uh, . . . . the uh, psilocybin mushrooms . . . "

[@vedantsridhar8378]

And my dad "Where's the milk?" "It's in the aisle Googolplex on the right. "

[@moonquartzs]

I went to a grocery store at night for some snacks and one of the grocery stores I've seen in a town I visited was exactly like this. It gave off backroom vibes the way the walls looked pale and the tile floor being oddly clean and outdated. If the lights ever went out in that store, I would've ran straight to the exit no matter what.

[@artemis1993]

When the lights went out, first thing i would've done is hide behind that counter just to his left. Standing out in the open in the middle of complete darkness was really dumb

[@jmoneymaker96]

The entity still likely would have found you anyways so you’re fucked either way.

[@artemis1993]

@@jmoneymaker96 Perhaps. But it'd still be better than just standing there regardless, sticking out like a sore thumb

[@Rumpshaker92]

I agree

[@cupded]

This has been my new favorite found footage from you so far, everything about this was perfect

[@Ryanrenderz]

I can’t even imagine how long it took to make this. Please never stop making content

[@piscesmikey]

This is one of, if not THE, best backrooms videos I have seen.. and I watch almost every single one. Absolutely amazing work on the products and store in general... look forward to seeing some more! +1 sub

[@Liminally_ill]

Same! Probably the best one I’ve seen, and backrooms videos is all I watch basically 😂

[@Scoopski_Potato]

I just want to say that I enjoy this piece _almost_ as much as I enjoy deconstructing it from an editor’s point of view! I can only imagine how thoughtfully it was filmed and put together.

[@StyleshStorm]

Secretly one of my favorite newer backrooms content creators because this person is more nostalgic liminal spacey eerie than the backrooms creature cringe.

[@boni_1337]

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[@MagcargoMan]

Did you watch the last minute of the video?

[@flare1938]

@@MagcargoMan lmao

[@griefer5846]

entities really arent cringe but i guess thats my opinion, but without it, does make a more lone feeling so thats one thing i can agree with

[@griefer5846]

@@kaneforedham if you say so

[@stephb7702]

These are awesome… it could totally be turned into a type of long form series where the protagonist (whomever he or she is) slowly finds clues and goes deeper and deeper into this psychological abyss

[@leticiafilha1266]

Apmsi

[@leticiafilha1266]

😮mdkap

[@giovannialexandersantiagoc5320]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@Dijuri]

I seriously cannot stop rewatching this. Really captivating an audience to invest, care, and frighten is so well executed in such a short amount of time here. I agree with the comment earlier mentioning about 'aliens replicating a store on Earth' looms while watching this. Excellent work done!

[@hermannrudas]

Man the scenario, the entity's voice, speed and the way it shows to you. There are a lot of people who cannot watch this. Thank you for share such a great work.

[@Munjani14556]

look at my channel i am recording bacrkooms in real life

[@piority9]

My biggest fear of no-clipping into the backrooms is dying of hunger in those blank rooms. This let's me k own, that long term survival in this hellscape is possible which deepens the fear even more. Nice work.

[@venuspluto67]

If I know the backrooms, all the packages and cans are probably full of live slugs and dung-beetles slathered in putrid crud.

[@ghostridersinthesky21]

youll die of dehydration far before hunger

[@vedantsridhar8378]

​​@@venuspluto67 At least slugs are kind of edible. I even ate them in France once.

[@CitrusToad775]

As someone who works at a grocery store, I am shivering my timbers rn.

[@quantumac]

There are worse places to be trapped than a fully-stocked, fully-lit, infinite grocery store... as long as the lights don't go out and you aren't chased by a large screaming monster intent on eating you instead of the tasty sweet pastries in aisle 5,256,732.

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Yeah this may be the best level. Unless trying to eat some of the food there also triggers the monster.

[@LittleMissSunshine721]

Absolutely terrifyingly magnificent. Wow. Never knew that something so nightmarish could come to life in such a realistic way. I wish I could see how this was made from beginning to end. I used to have back room dreams as a kid. The dank, yellowed carpet and deafening sounds of nothingness. It’s all here. Backrooms are a play of what the mind can conjure up as being scary without even a spot of blood. And that’s what makes all the more eerie. Fantastic job!

[@marinadela1361]

It truly is.

[@ahadabbas9567]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="29">0:29</a> POV: *your dad when they go to buy milk*

[@nl1559]

Nerdy comment - The rendering of the store shelves and products on them is unreal! Did you piece the shelves together or get them from a library? The detail is just wow. This is one of my favourite Backrooms videos outside of Kane's stuff - Amazing! The wonky mr sandman soundtrack.... Everything about it is stunning!

[@THESUNSUCKS123]

This i think was edited in

[@ruitachibana20]

I think he has 3D scanned the shelves with the products and such.

[@nl1559]

@@ruitachibana20 Ah yeah of course! Thanks

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

as long as those boxes aren't empty, I think this guy found one of the better parts of the Backrooms to wind up in. At least you have food aplenty and won't starve.

[@somewhatsurprisedpikachu2887]

Unless they're poisoned...

[@nottie8]

@@somewhatsurprisedpikachu2887 i dont think is poisoned, the level is meant to scare you to death not poison you to death lol

[@somewhatsurprisedpikachu2887]

@@nottie8 Fair point 😅

[@burningperfume]

tbf i feel like the food would all just,,, be expired but not like,,, from bein in there for too long if that makes sense ?

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

@@burningperfume Normally I'd agree, though considering the rules of the Backrooms I don't think that matters. It probably constantly replenishes itself. That being said, the vast majority of boxed/canned supermarket fare is so chock full of preservatives that it would probably last a good century or more before it really goes off.

[@Xander8260]

I like how you actually made original sounds for the monster, instead of using Kane Pixel's "Bacteria" sound. This was a good animation, that smiler (I'm guessing it's a smiler) sent chills all over my legs, keep up the good work Ruster! Your channel is seriously underrated, you deserve more subscribers.

[@mgh797]

Having a Bounty paper towel ad at the end of this video was just the cherry on top.

[@VenomousRage]

The more I delve into these videos, the more I realize that I have had vivid dreams inside of these areas. There was one backroom I visited in a dream that was located near a suburb looking area. I went into some building/residential area in which most looked the same. In that building there were multiple doors without a door that were pitch black inside and had many weird entrances. It looked like swirling colors / aural things. Every door was created and there were sets on both sides. But there were no doors, no drapes, no exits around any of them. I did not go in, I just observed. Felt alone but knew I was not. The other dream I had took place in a supermarket like this one.

[@Yandelvillegas]

Same

[@frokenz5]

Lucid dreams

[@butlerofthemeows4314]

Yup, the backrooms are just so dream-like...

[@paulamcgraw6092]

The monster screaming us fucking screaming🖕

[@StarWarsNegsVerses]

Collective unconscious.

[@MinerDiner]

This was great. I seriously hope Kane Pixels also delves into different levels of the Backrooms. There is already that one with the underground neighbourhood, but it would be awesome to see him include levels like this. Hope to see more from you as well though!

[@deathseraph2121]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="258">4:18</a> I can feel how just the creator felt during the recording for the entity's sobbing voice there 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@Waffles4903]

Well, shopping there would take a while. This concept is really terrifying if you think about it long enough.

[@sschroder8582]

I loved going to the grocery store as a kid. My grandma would bring me to the bakery for a free cookie, and I knew several employees by name. So, it's amazing how something that is so comforting can become utterly terrifying.

[@jlmhalo2fan]

This one really does it for me.. the endless store, no way out, and the smiley.. everything about this footage creeps me the hell out.. I love it

[@frederickfairlieesq5316]

I love this. Back rooms and pool rooms are great, but it’s cool seeing something new. I look forward to seeing what’s next.

[@flukay72]

There's a lot of retail workers watching this with a thousand yard stare.

[@artisticbuilding6852]

this is truly nightmare fuel. the unending, white lit hallways with unpleasant music playing felt so uncomfortable yet not scary enough to shit your pants. then, the finding of the exit, but quickly figuring out it's made of indestructible material tried on by previous unlucky ones before you, was the sliver of hope that soon turned into despair. and then the power going down and suddenly those white lit hallways seem like such a better alternative to this darkness. those screams and white light slowly approaching were perfect in length. everything was just so well done. just check your spelling in the beginning :D

[@thelostgirl101]

So realistic and terrifying! Though the monster close-up made it a bit less scary for some reason. I liked it better not fully seeing what it looked like. Great job!

[@leociresi4292]

Mr Smiley now works at Infinite IKEA vibes

[@Inseticidacontrahu]

it's scarier to know that a non-human creature can kill you or leave you to suffer to death.

[@arisboba]

Yeah we shouldn't have been able to see its face. Once you realize it's just a smiley it isn't scary.

[@marsfuture]

I found it kinda worked. The uncanny thing is that the smiley isn’t 3d, not physically logical there proportion wise, so it’s „something else“ on a coherent body. One of my most surreal and creepiest dreams I ever had ended with being in a kind of techno club-like warehouse with some people still hanging around after a sickeningly odd contortionist performance where bodies started melting into one another to very very strange music. And at some point I saw… something amidst the few visitors. It has a square head that instantly looked like an old-style computer monitor and then I realised it also had an 8-bit smile expression on it. And it was the most chilling moment of all because I could tell it was fully sentient and it had a physical presence and agency, but it was absolutely not human at all. And I had to control myself so much to not let me fear and bewilderment show when facing this absolute oddity of a being.

[@BdR76]

This is a really well made and original backrooms video. Only at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="207">3:27</a> the lights go out immediately, it would be scarier if they went out like an approaching wave, so slowly going out from back to front. The monster at the end is legit unsettling really creepy, excellent video 👍

[@twotruckslyrics]

@@daasxcute profile picture!

[@animatronicentertainmentdude]

I love the audio. Not just the music itself, but how it is distorted because it echoes throughout an entire infinite store.

[@mab3757]

This is amazing... The horror effect is spot on! From the eerie atmosphere at the beginning, to the lights going out at the end, foretelling the entity's appearence... And I love the fact that the creature isn't simply there, but has some sort of "job" as a guardian of that place. I find this a really good concept😁

[@Muser4Life]

I remember that there was a random grocery store closing when I was a kid in the 90s - and the mood of that place reminded me of this video...well done.

[@yukamoz]

This is a really off putting video. It feels really scary just walking around, the alone and nostalgic vibe is so *on point* with the backrooms and I love it. We need more videos like this for sure.

[@lucan357]

Put action figures in the aisles and I would never leave.

[@Sno6403]

oh my god you're putting out some of the best backrooms videos ever, seriously! amazing work

[@DutchDukeMan]

this is exactly what a nightmare is like. incredible work

[@metanoia1022]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="173">2:53</a> the tools and dried blood/dirt splattered on the door…someone trying to escape from something and failed. Horror

[@FLYGUY-_x]

Monster: *runs at me while he cries & whimpers* Me, who doesn’t work at the store: Aweeee what’s up champ? You lost? How abt I find you a balloon, free of charge then we’ll go get your parents…😁 Also me: *🏃🏽💨*

[@cinotv9682]

Bra im am crying laughing 🤣🤣🤣 i was thinking imagine getting chased and the thing chasing you is crying 🤯

[@rkbkirin5975]

Very impressive! All the tools and bloodstains around the exit door was a wonderfully chilling moment. Subbing to this channel!

[@site.the-gamer]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="176">2:56</a> that wouldve been creepier if it even showed a fake reality outside, like fake people , buildings that are just there for decoration

[@Iv2r-h2q]

The video is great. The distorted music in the background really fits in the level. And as he tries to break the door, I heard the "do not attempt to reach the exit". The guy who's talking said we should find an evacuation shelter. KNOWING THAT SOMETHING BAD IS BOUTA HAPPEN. As the blackout event happened, the shivers was crawling down my spine, knowing that this will be a great video. Fire🔥

[@rcdaisydog9406]

i think the music in the background was "Mr Sandman" but it was distorted

[@Iv2r-h2q]

@@rcdaisydog9406 ty so much!

[@rcdaisydog9406]

@@Iv2r-h2q yw!

[@darkwarriors989]

I agree

[@JimBoahMilton]

The guy who was talking is from SCP: CB

[@Minuteman108]

Omg ive finally found it! I came across this video on a reel and its been lingering in my memories for months and i was trying to find it again so i could watch once more! That was hard to find but glad i did paid off! Great work! Love the render!!!

[@Pepsivsdietcola8755]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="197">3:17</a> Nine tailed fox has entered the facility

[@joaoamericano2763]

hey what name the music plss respond me

[@OficialMDB]

​@@joaoamericano2763 mr sandman

[@lwaymann2231]

that was fucking terrifying, i love how scary you make the smilers in your videos. keep it up

[@desertdreamer8224]

Let this be a valuable lesson for you. If you see a lot of tools on the floor and eeries stains along with them next to a locked door and you start hitting the door and the lights go out. do not, and this cannot be stressed enough. Do not just stand there. Stop, Drop, and Hide.

[@maverickmountain1234]

Or grab the pitch fork and stab that creepy smiley freaky ass entity

[@leociresi4292]

And above all, don’t make a sound!

[@rreeee-o8x]

This video was terrifying for me mainly because i absolutely hate 1: being alone and number 2: open spaces. I literally almost had a panic attack watching this 😅 good work as always

[@graveyardvampir3]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="222">3:42</a> Imo the entity crying was the scariest part in this footage. It probably copied/mocked someone who was crying before

[@TheTexanDuolingo]

You just made that 10 times scarier for me