The Backrooms - Tape 1

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you all for such overwelmingly positive reactions! If you like what you see consider supporting me on Patreon - www.patreon.com/c/user?u=33285080 I already posted some high res 4K images from these environments and will soon be uploading some 3D models and Blender projects that I made for this video.

[@speaklowww5747]

you capture something elusive about found footage that almost every backrooms artist misses: the camera is held by a real person, with a limited perspective, and we are limited even more by the camera itself. fine work.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Glad people notice the details. My main purpouse for this video was to show that the camera man and the camera are different entities. The character is still his own self without the camera and vice versa.

[@mrmkraemer]

@@TheMrLeoniasty I wasn't expecting much, but you hooked me. I've always loved the weirdness of the Backrooms and you captured it perfectly. The final scene was the icing on the cake - thinking you've found a way out and nope.

[@HateThisBox]

Putting the PlayStation 2 boot up screen as a backrooms liminal space makes me feel old. Well done.

[@rotkerid462]

evoked nostalgia

[@MASTERTEAMUSIC]

16:15 That PS2 in real life thing you did was AMAZING! WAAAAAAAW

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Yeah, if I were him, I would have tried jumping down from there. Pretty sure I'll land safe and explore just about everything.

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

Hahah someone was a PS2 fan, is what I thought when I saw that XD Jump down and you'll end up in a PS2 game of your choice. Which one would you think of..?

[@k5elevencinc0]

Very fitting for Backrooms logic and reality!

[@ZoidbergForPresident]

Oh so that's what it was!

[@TheHuskyGT]

These never get old. And I love seeing every backroom content creator adding their own unique ideas to it. That PS2 home screen inspired city was a really nice touch!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@Malitubee]

@@TheHuskyGT I thought that’s what it was lol

[@morpheus_uat]

12:01 - 15:21 those little details that others backroom artist cant manage to put on their videos, the actual interaction, a foot, a hand, the shadow of the cameraman, something that shows that this is an actual person, not a flying camera walking in a rendered room outstanding work

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I really wanted to show that a real human is operating the camera, and the camera and the main character are 2 separate entities.

[@parodiadisimo]

@@TheMrLeoniasty Very nice work!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@@parodiadisimo Thank you!

[@rrhodes222]

This video really captures the "what?! But... I mean... but... WHY?!?!" of the backrooms. Very realistic with a really good blend of creepy, hopelessness, and incredulous absurdity. A+ Thoroughly enjoyed.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks a lot!

[@beamboi2775]

16:13 this would actually be terrifying, the ps2 really relaxes me but seeing it like this doesn’t feel good lol.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

It's calming, but should you ever get calm in the backrooms?

[@beamboi2775]

@@TheMrLeoniasty no

[@vedantsridhar8378]

It feels so much like an alternate dimension lol. Though I'd be fascinated by it and consider exploring it if I weren't continuously worrying about exiting back to reality

[@vanya52635]

"im nothing like yall" backrooms video. its truly special

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you man I really tried to make my own version and I am glad that people see it that way. I purposefully avoided watching other Backrooms videos to not be influenced by other peoples ideas.

[@vanya52635]

@@TheMrLeoniasty it's very respectable

[@norfolkdash9]

I tried to think of a good comment to make and this one right here is exactly what I wanted to say. Good Hellova job TheMrleoniasty

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@@norfolkdash9 thank you very much!

[@norfolkdash9]

@@TheMrLeoniasty yes sir! Much deserved man

[@liquid.trance.]

I love this one specifically because of the dialogue from the character throughout the entire video. You can sense the panic, frustration and anxiety in his voice. You can feel the disappointment in not getting to the end. It’s all so well done and it moves at a good pace for me so I wasn’t so spaced out. This is now my favorite backrooms video of all time. I would love to see more!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you for the kind words! The dialogue was quite hard to make and took a long time to come up with. Glad to hear it sounds natural since I'm not english speaking, a writer nor an actor.

[@skibbitaoonx]

I have watched many, many backrooms episodes from all sorts of creators. This one is, by my opinion, one of the greatest blended, realistic, nerve racking variations i've seen. Keep up the good work my friend, you have a healthy talent at this.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you very much!

[@tecciztucatl]

Me too! So many unsual variations on the environment, it's so challenging to make it genuinely chilling. When he turns and the door is no further away my blood ran cold! Real vision.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@ Happy to hear that my video brings out such emotions!

[@bseider5387]

That was a good reveal, brought something new to the backrooms formula. Good work on the 3D rendering as well, the shadows and presents of feet added to realism that most of these videos intentionally leave out. LOL at 16:20 its just like the playstation start up screen

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Yeah, the PS2 startup screen felt like a good match to the "beauty" of the backrooms since in my head they are not all scarry and weird.

[@bseider5387]

@TheMrLeoniasty That's such a cool Easter egg. Gotta say man, I'm really impressed. I hate to admit how much backrooms content I have consumed, yet your video stands on its own. I've seen all of Kanes stuff multiple times, and everyone seems to just be making exactly the same thing, refreshing you didn't. I really hope when the movie finally comes out it isn't a let down on all this internet lore and build up. Not sure if you game or not, but you really should play backrooms lost tape 1 and 2. I think it's some of the best playable experiences out there. And like you said, it's not all scary, some of it is pure beauty and nostalgia.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@@bseider5387 Thank you very much. I'm happy to hear my video stands out. I purposefully didn't watch other peoples videos (just skimmed through a few) to not get myself blocked by what other people already did. It's my interpretation of the backrooms mostly based on the original image and my own imagining of what that place could be and look like.

[@SlimeWithGlasses]

Loved the way you chose to represent the Backrooms. Something about how cheap and worn down the tiles and walls look gets me.

[@rane_exe]

I'm really impressed, this was executed flawlessly. The only thing that took me out of it was noticing your reflection on the window at 6:25. I mean that as a compliment, since it only made me stop to say "oh wow, he really did that." I think I know how you pulled it off, but I'm still impressed, since it matched seamlessly with the 3D camera. I'm super grateful to see artists that actually care, it's a breath of fresh air with all of the slop going around. I hope to see more of this from you in the future!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks man! I'm interested, how do you think I pulled it off?

[@rane_exe]

@@TheMrLeoniasty Without spoiling too much, I'm assuming it was a combination of recorded video and gyro/velocity data used in tandem for the 3D camera and reflection. From there, you could have used the video of you approaching a large glass door as an image texture node for the window surface in blender, or you could have comped the source video in afterwards to save time. That's my best guess, but I could be wrong. Either way, it's an impressive shot, and your attention to detail does not go unnoticed!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@ Good guess but there was an even easier way

[@rane_exe]

@@TheMrLeoniasty In that case, you've got me beat! If you don't mind me asking, how on earth did you do it?

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@ I'll be making a "making of" video one day. I'll show that there

[@maidanorgua]

Kudos for special attention to the sound and the shadows/reflections of the character.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

It's those small details that take a bunch of time to make but not everyone will notice. BUT if you do notice them, that's just a very special feeling. Glad you liked it!

[@DSto90]

Nicely done, was a thrill ride an closer to the heart of the "backrooms" originality that made us fans. Props.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! It was mostly based on that original photo and the feeling I got when I saw it

[@FuzzyPuppet]

This is hands down one of the best Backrooms videos I’ve ever seen. You have a true filmmaker’s touch-masterfully telling a story, building suspense, and subverting expectations.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! I've been improving my craft for years and I believe that this videio is the culmination of it

[@unnammedaccount3124]

20:40 wait are you leaving the camera? oh- 20:45 YES HES GONNA MAKE IT!!! 🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳 20:55 wait what ohhh so thats how he didnt progress during his first attempt 21:03 WAIT WHAT- WHOS THAT??? (talking about who or what is holding the camera) man, i love this backrooms video so much 👍

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Glad to hear that!

[@notnew-lq6xt]

@@TheMrLeoniastyWell the government has technology that uses magnetic frequencies that can use thresholds and portals are a real thing too cause the one in New York City has one but it’s a screen but the idea of portals do exist underground tunnels

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@@notnew-lq6xt Portal is a cool game

[@kami1725]

I absolutely love this. Fantastic. The ending was the best part, which was a real treat because so many projects start strong and end poorly. I hope you make more horror!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! It took me a good while to come up with a satisfying ending and I'm glad with how it turned out

[@BitrateBilly]

i like that the weird human thing doesn't even inherently seem hostile, it just moves in a weird way and quietly follows the protagonist, wouldn't even be surprised if it didnt even kill the guy at the end

[@quietguy6021]

timestamp for it?

[@artisticbuilding6852]

@@quietguy6021 bro just watch the 21 min video😭

[@milesjargon]

@@quietguy6021 11:41

[@CameronTheAnimator]

This is probably the best backrooms thing I have seen in a long while. I love how you put details like reflections, shadows, etc. I also love how you didn't really focus on scary entities like every other backrooms video, Nice work dude :D

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I did put a lot of time into those super small details

[@onlyfrets]

Excellent attention to detail, especially on the audio! When you clipped into the first room, your vocal reflections were spot on. Awesome work.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! What's funny is, I just recorded the audio with a camera while standing in the middle of a room. So that sound and room "echo" was 100% real

[@PCcardboard1354]

Honestly this is more REALISTIC than Kane pixels ones. Just seeing an ACTUAL person holding it makes it feel like a REAL POV, instead of a drone shot just floating around. Your have done something REALLY special here!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! It was a big part of the project to make the camera feel like it is really handled by a human

[@goodgamerman]

ye

[@Super.Whimsy]

Brilliant! 🎉 The camera drop reveal made me gasp. The slow walk into the dark made me scream at the screen. The motel was oddly terrifying. And that end sequence is an absolute instant classic. Bravo!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@Delovoa]

Wow.. I think this is top 5 best backrooms footage of all time. You captured it in a way that felt true to the original source. I could almost feel and smell the damp and dingy halls. The lighting was perfect and the lack of dialog was perfect. A real person filming wouldn’t be expressing their thoughts out loud the whole time and you did it in a way that didn’t insult our intelligence. We can tell exactly what he’s thinking. Even with walking in dark areas. People might think why would someone do that. But if you think about it, it always looks darker on film that in real life in person. You did a phenomenal job. Your name could definitely become synonymous and one of the mainstays for the backrooms if you keep this up. Bravo!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I really like that you noticed my intentions. The character sees the environments in a different way than the camera. And also its somewhere in the 1990s, he is not a vloger, he doesnt speak to an audience, just to himself, and when you speak your thoughts out loud they are never full sentences, just small fragments of longer thoughts.

[@johngoogleuser3764]

Wow terrifying, made me feel anxious! Love how the first moments in the backrooms are the original 4chan photo, brilliant touch and expertly done 👏

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! I had to make a nod to the original

[@Vile-Flesh]

So glad I watched this with headphones. This is an AMAZING backrooms vid. A few times I was terrified but out of the blue that Playstation 2 bootup sequence hit me fucking hard and I was back home in my parents' house and had that feeling of safety you get when you still live at home and home really is home. The PS2 still to this day feels like a big new game system and my brother and I wore our first one out and before that wore out our original PS1 from constant playing. Then the loud noise jarred me back into the fearful backrooms environment and that ending gave me a suffocating fear of complete hopelessness. This is a backrooms vid like no other and I was completely immersed.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I'm happy to hear that my video made you feel so many different things

[@aarontaylor7341]

So Immersive, downright Incredible work. The light around 14:30 or little after...chefs kiss to that masterpiece. I've never seen a found footage backrooms w such unique rooms. On edge the entire time... Amazing work hope to see more

[@aarontaylor7341]

That ending........counting down for tape 2

[@DeathBYDesign666]

There was another one recently that I saw on the same level, some very interesting backrooms videos coming out lately. We're definitely getting some new levels of concepts in the past few months. Oddly I just started this journey a few months ago and I am already an expert on the lore.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

I would experiment with it, I would throw an object down the hall see if it gets closer and throw it again, repeat the process until you're out. That could be an actual xenos paradox though. Try pointing the camera at the rear and you walk forward and then try it with your eyes closed, maybe it's a puzzle you have to figure out. But then he finally figured it out and reaches the end only to find more backrooms. Maybe another level at least, but based on the concepts he's going for so far he's going for mind benders. Maybe he goes into the real world but he brought the backrooms with him and everybody and everything starts no clipping in and out randomly. Woah that would be a good one, maybe I should try my hand at it, there are tutorials on KZbin how they make this stuff and it's remarkably easy using the right software. I think a more expansive stakes narrative is the next logical step.

[@project0point994]

Check out Kane Pixels, out of all the back rooms series his is the most realistic imo

[@dylannormile6991]

@@project0point994everyone here knows about Kane pixels lol

[@OlegFantik]

you got a very atmospheric footage! I really liked the locations you added, and the reference to the PlayStation) The idea with the corridor that keeps returning to the beginning is also very interesting and gives this place a hint of mockery, as if the Back Rooms are deliberately tormenting the traveler with false hope of an exit... I think the cameraman should have tried walking backwards to see the door at the beginning.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! The cameraman did try that. You can hear him talk about it

[@philipholmes5884]

This is incredible...well done and scary AF 👍🏻... please make more Backrooms videos !

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@robbe4711]

The entrance is stunning. Well done. Subscribed. You also created a realistic setup. This is how people would behave. The interaction with the environment is awesome.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@vedantsridhar8378]

We need more Videos like this. Not games, levels and cartoonish entities, but real horror set up in a place that looks either like the early war time architecture, an alternate dimension or my most surreal dreams or nightmares. And your Video captured that perfectly. Keep it up, this is my favourite backrooms video of all.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! Happy to hear you liked it

[@Malitubee]

Hands-down, the best back room footage I have ever seen. I wish you could make this into a full movie. This was awesome!!!!!!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@ne0ns0wl46]

Really great work. I love that your interpretation of the backrooms is way closer to the roots of the backrooms. The mainstream backrooms have become SCP 2.0 - no mystery, to many monsters not enough liminal spaces. The use of the camera as it's own perspective is always a great touch.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I do think that what people know as backrooms nowadays strayed a bit too far from the original. I only recently found out about different "levels" to it. All of that just doesnt feel right to se so with this video I decided to stick to the original and also purposefully didn't watch other content creators videos to not influence my ideas.

[@高雄949黃紫鈴]

@@TheMrLeoniasty🎉

[@vuk1172]

Enjoyed it a lot

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

My second ever super thanks! Thank you

[@danielgoertz8962]

This is the first time I've seen the Backrooms actively *moving* and changing itself, like the lights, on its own, and its done so well here!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@terapop]

Incredible work as always, Leon! This almost feels like it's set in the USSR in the 1980s or something. The color palette is gorgeous too. Very faded and vanilla-y. 20:55 is a simply beautiful shot! My favorite moment in the whole video.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks Terapop! I'm happy to hear that you liked it! Here where I live we do have some soviet architecture. The block where I live in even has some buildings that still have bullet holes from the second world war! So that whole block that you see in the beggining just looks like that. If you don't show modern cars in the scene it looks like straight from the 1980's!

[@LouisPerronmusic]

Wow, that shot with the bars over the office had a GREAT effect!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@moonpupstr1]

Very nice variation of the backfooms and the pov shadows. Also the fact the character is keeping quiet like I imagine someone really trapped there would be. You got yourself a new follower. Awesome work.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you

[@JestaSecondChannel]

The first few seconds I couldn't believe how Kane Parsons it was, then at 0:24 👌😌👌 It's so good from the first 20 seconds. I'm watching this whole thing. Thank you for giving this to us 🙏

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Glad you liked it

[@JestaSecondChannel]

@@TheMrLeoniasty I very much am liking it. I'm also working on these types of videos and it's a struggle. You've done amazing 🤩, congratulations 👏🎉🥳👏🎉🥳

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@JestaSecondChannel thanks!

[@TheNapGuy_]

Finally someone understood what a hand-held camera means and that the person holding it actually have body xd great job!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

Some very solid work, here; I would have leaned in a bit farther to the separation when the guy first falls through--let him look around a bit on his own, panic a bit when he sees there's no way back, and _then_ pick up the camera--but aside from that some very nice uses of atmosphere. When the lights make so much ominous noise before turning on in those side rooms, especially, made a lot of tension and dread, and of course the weird _contents_ left an unsettling sensation in the pit of your stomach. Keep it up!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! I made multiple versions of that beginning but ultimatelly decided to pick this one. The pacing felt right and also, it took a while for the main character to understand what just happened. You don't really know what happens between that first "OG backrooms" scene and the second one.

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

@@TheMrLeoniasty I just mean how, when he falls through, presumably he would immediately turn and check if he can get back out through the same wall. It seems as if that wall is no longer there, though--hence the immediate realization. Maybe I'm missing something, though.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@ he fell through the ceiling

[@KenLieck]

​@@TheMrLeoniasty Well, it was a wall where he entered but it was the ceiling where he came out, right? There's a physics-defying 90° difference of direction between the two sides of the plane he passes through (even though there's technically *nothing* between the two sides of the plane)... Has me wondering whether most BRs creators-come-lately actually *do* "get" what makes the BRs tick... But they either don't have the finances, the knowledge or the ability to portray/bring to life the insights and innovation that inform their "angle" on the concept...

[@mistermadness677]

This entire video was absolutely spectacular! Amazingly well-made!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@ChillSensesASMR]

The most realistic backrooms vids I've ever seen, great job!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Very nice to hear, thank you!

[@philipharding8768]

Great work. I put off watching it for two days because I had recently seen a number that were either game captures or cliché. This has a string of original settings and the mind f'k at the end was quite the cherry on top!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@Vahnnnnnn]

Found this through the Reddit post you made on r/liminalspaces. This is incredible! I haven’t seen a backrooms video that captures the liminal feeling of the backrooms so well like this in a while. You’re super underrated. 16:15 is definitely one of my favourite scenes.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you very much!

[@_Originator]

I really appreciated it. No cringey ending with some rdm entity chase bsht you are awesome.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks

[@Itz_GamePoint]

You and Kane Pixels are my favourite Backrooms creators

[@VicViper9572]

That was ridiculously good. I especially like the grittier detail of the drop ceiling tiles and more realistic lighting effects. It was like someone attempting to recreate the Backrooms using an actual live set.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I did put quite some time into the small details

[@Such_wow_much_cringe]

Easily and by far one of the BEST Backrooms videos I've seen. WELL DONE!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@Him-hj4ux]

This is peak cinema right here, fucking amazing, really unique and refreshing from the other backrooms content.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you, very nice to hear that

[@fishbarbeque8540]

THE END IS INSANEEEEEE you are freeking amazing dude.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks fishbarbeque

[@toastieprotogen6005]

peak polish cinematic experience the exit being just out of reach and that creepy 'human' acting like it was made by the backrooms having about as much idea of how people move, as it does of building layouts makes everything so uncanny and the quality of the noclipping arm effect like omg???????????

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks man! I put a lot of thought and effort into this glad you like that weird moving humanoid guy. I saw that pose in a drem actually when I was trying to figure out how can a person stand but do it in a very unnatural way. It just came to me one night.

[@Sharkytac]

I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said by others besides WOW. You pulled off the greatest iteration of the back rooms, every detail you put in was noticed. I can’t wait to see more. Wow. Just wow.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you very much!

[@lbdjthethird1240]

Sometimes I be getting bored of Backrooms content because it sort of has a habit of feeling the same. Then I find one like this that looks the same, but then does everything different....in all the right ways. Good shit, son. Take a bow and then please, make more. 🤘

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks son!

[@GabesElectronics]

Thats actually really cool, these kinds of videos inspired me to get myself a real VHS camera and have fun recording stuff with it.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Oh nice! I've got 2, one even has night vision!

[@Edigeko10u]

This...this is what I've been looking for all my life bro

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

You're welcome

[@masterflowbaby]

Is f4k3

[@Hippy777]

Alright, this is pretty fuckin good. Like really fuckin good. The camera drop, and him picking it up without knowing. The ignorant protagonist at play. It's fucking amazing.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I'ts a very eerie feeling for me when the audience knows something scarry that the main character doesnt

[@meganechan720]

Perfect. The ending was chilling, but the whole video was perfect.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@user-yj6pr1xn9c]

A superb showing, I'll be looking forward to your future projects.

[@gadpivs]

16:15 We need more of this in these videos. The backrooms can be creepy and unsettling and all that stuff, but sometimes I'm just as likely to ask "What in the world is that?" when looking at something beautiful or comforting as I am if it's creepy. Plus, it gives the vaguest sense of "Maybe there is a reason behind all this after all, and now I have to find out what it is."

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

I totally agree

[@clys.3805]

Dude, your work is awesome! There's so many backrooms videos out there, most of them lacking quality but this one is truly inspiring. Thanks for putting all this work in.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

[@watchedprod]

Maybe one of the Best Backrooms footage i've seen 🤯 You show things from a very particular angle, increasing stress by showing just a little. The end was excellent! Keep on this way . Wish you the best 😉

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@-TGVAlex-]

Ok, that ending felt like smth I can't describe, it wasn't as scary but I felt CHILLS WHEN SOMEONE PICKED UP THE CAMERA LIKE WHATTT

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Hearing that something I created made someone have chills is a great compliment actually, thank you!

[@aperezvoyages]

This is incredible. The poltergeist style hall way scene at the end. Bro, super clever

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! It took a while to come up with a satisfying ending. What poltergeist scene are you refering to? I haven't watched the movie.

[@aperezvoyages]

@@TheMrLeoniasty Look up Poltergeist hallway scene. It's a simple concept but trippy as hell when you watch the movie :D

[@dansamarco1610]

This is genuinely impressive, and beautiful on top of it.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you

[@yeel1838]

This is gorgeous. I see how the themes in Annihilation contributed in inspiring you to challenge a concept already as broad as that of the backrooms (and quite successfully). Perfectly uncanny in visualization and mesmerising in its way of imitating itself to the point of losing meaning and finding new ones. Looking forward to see your future work!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you very much! Yes while reading Annihilation I had a very simmilar feeling to the one I had when looking at that image of the backrooms. Things that are fammiliar but made by someone that doesnt 100% know/understand how it should really look like.

[@n.p.7671]

Top tier! 🔥 creates total anxiety and a constant slight sense of hope. You nailed! Great familiarity and some added new perspectives and art!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@scottpitner4298]

The 16:17 part feels like a nod to PlayStation startup screen/music

[@vedantsridhar8378]

In fact, it is the startup screen of PS2

[@JaelinBai]

annihilation is such a good thematic reference for the backrooms! a ambivalent force that copies and mutates itself into familiar yet alien forms. nightmarish, yet, beautiful in a way

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Yes! Also "the tower that was not supposed to be there" really reminded me of SCP-087 for some reason. I loved that books atmosphere.

[@jelli2juice523]

The clothing line reveal feels so ominous jesus

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

At least they are washed

[@melody5765]

This is very good! Creepy, unsettling, and everything I want in a backrooms video.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@helenwaldeck185]

You did an amazing job with this! Terrifying atmosphere, beautiful aesthetics, some awesome details like the clothes on the line and the trees, the part with the entity in the doorway was very creepy indeed, so well made!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you very much!

[@helenwaldeck185]

@@TheMrLeoniasty I have subbed, keep up the good work!

[@Hoyeons7]

Absolutely perfect! and that downtown make me feeel PS2 loading screen xD

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@Septem_150]

You already know that you’re really good at creating a narrative and creating horror, I don’t even have to remind you. I’m blessed if you even read my comment, and I hope to see more from you.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I read them all

[@JustRaury]

Just the right level of mysterious and spooky. A+

[@Lycurgus1982]

You have managed to capture the real backrooms experience. It's subtle, bizarre and unsettling. Nostalgic, adventurous, and terror inducing. We don't need to encounter monsters. All we need to do is look back into the shadows of where we walk. Excellent work!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! That was exactly my plan for this video.

[@Dracoceratus]

Classic ending, the fact that no matter what the cameraman does, he will never escape the Backrooms.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Or will he?

[@theoddharley8756]

You put in an insane amount of effort and it shows. Easily one of my favourites now. Will be following!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

This was very good! Different from other backrooms stuff but original and very well done. Clever letting the camera capture stuff he didn't know was there. I really enjoyed this! ✌️

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you!

[@Niki_U]

Amazing work! One of the best backroom videos i have seen

[@Ubuu_YT]

This was spectacular dude! I've played several Backrooms games on my channel and this right here is exactly what I love about them. You were able to nail the atmosphere and terrifying emptiness like I've never seen before lol I really loved this. The different environments throughout really built upon the eerie randomness and even strange comfort, I especially liked the PS2 section. This is a work of art and I absolutely loved the ending sequence when he starts running towards the exit, that was haunting. Keep up the great work, you're so talented! 🙂

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you very much for the kind words! I'm happy you liked it!

[@Ubuu_YT]

@@TheMrLeoniasty You're welcome! 😁

[@phlj1546]

That was actually one refreshing backroom video, there’s something special about

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@CrayWing]

Holy shit dude. You nailed capturing the atmosphere of the backrooms amazingly good. I've seen so many BR-videos but most of them don't catch me anymore. You understood what's making the backrooms so uncomfortable. Not the many jump scares or running scenes. It's the subtle things you first notice by the second take. Render quality and animation is also top notch. Would love to see more!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks a lot! I based my ideas on the original image and tried to recreate that specific "feeling" of when I look at it.

[@lancexcarion]

The PlayStation part was wild good job

[@ZaqOnCrack]

Absolutely phenomenal! By far best backrooms video by far, actually better than Kanes.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks! But if not for Kanes video mine would probably never exist

[@wendyd_darling]

Wow this is fantastic! Haven't seen any good backrooms in awhile. This was so well done. You nailed it! Congrats you deserve the praise 👏 👍🙂

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@cynicalrecidivist2026]

This was really good. I enjoyed seeing some different screens...such as the trees and the wood, and the running in one place. Great stuff. If I may offer a small criticism...is the but at 16.18 looks very fake and detracts from the rest of the quailty. But your work is excellent 👌

[@jasonp364]

Great video. Loved the ending

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Good to hear, thanks

[@TheSubzeroRonnieLiminalys]

21:03 ideas for intro tape 2; he still running and wall, celling, and floor goes getting extremely faster and until eventually instantly hallway broken apart and falling faster in white void that Contains of various pool architecture and broken into the area like pools, that actually called “Tape 2: The Poolrooms”.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Interesting

[@archdebiangentoo]

i fucking love the PS2 part holy hell lmfao, didn't expect it actually.

[@Azeddin-xl6mu]

Damn, that was awesome 🙌 . I will love to see more of this, but please don’t make it just terror videos of a guy being chased by a monster like the rest, the backrooms is a “idea” that we’ve all been attracted to but we don’t really know why, so that means that there’s a deep psychological dimension behind it, and that’s what you should be working in. Create a story, a deep one, with hidden Easter eggs and details, but don’t just make it a “Silent Hill gameplay” like all other backrooms KZbinrs do. Love the work G 👌

[@solsailor]

Absolutely excellent work, and you deserve a subscription. Right up there with Kane Pixel's work on the Backrooms series. Keep this up!!!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@@solsailor Thank you!

[@GrinsBeard]

Oh nice! Very creepy. This is a great addition to the back rooms mythos. 👍👍

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks Grin! Nice to see you here

[@thomasvleminckx]

16:00 this is the point where I'd lose all hope. The entire time, you've been trying to reach that elusive "outside", as if you'll just walk out and find yourself on a normal street in the real world, with people everywhere. But then, you see the hopelessness of your situation. The surreal vastness stretches on everywhere, even to the stars. You are lost in another dimension. You are not walking out of this.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

and you can't even run away

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Never lose hope, you eventually will noclip back to reality if you survive for that long...Albert Einstein once said "If you can get in, you can always get out"

[@dannyvickers8278]

so many little brilliant bits of detail that we dont usually get but add to the immersion like seeing shoes and hand and shadows. covered so much new ground! enjoyed the playstation boot screen reference too.

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! It's those small details that are the hardest to make but after you finish they bring up the realism and immersion so much.

[@dbb788]

The ending is horrifying, reminds me of old gmod maps where the walls close in on you everytime you get to the end of a hallway. That along with the cameraman's hands and general expressiveness (getting thirsty and trying to drink water) really make this unique from the other backrooms found footage videos. Kudos to you man!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!

[@aryabolton2949]

This was a great video! The attention to detail is evident, and you can tell the creator enjoys what they're doing, and that makes a big difference. Thanks for sharing this great video 😊

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thank you! I had a blast making this video

[@Tetra329]

16:11 this gave me proper PS2 startup vibes

[@donnysnonsense]

Well done!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

Thanks!