Why The Backrooms Aren't Scary Anymore

[@joewilliams-un8vu]

The Backrooms was kind of scary due to atmosphere but nowadays it is so dry because I could be like “Level 85854835584568, the public restroom level”

[@Blind_Eye046]

And to add "SpIcE," the rules are: "Do not use the closed toilet stalls. You do not want to know what's inside. Do not keep the lights off for too long. They [The rest is scratched out..]. And don't bother breaking the mirrors, 7 years bad luck. . . Unless you WANT to no-clip to a level that does god knows what."

[@duncanforniss9875]

Ngl a public restroom in general are scary so a back rooms of that would be horrific

[@SpringDavid]

@@Blind_Eye046 i feel like there should actually be a public restroom level and its entire premise is no monsters, no harm, no violence, just you and needing find a open restroom to take a shit after eating tacobell

[@mr.budderpie3538]

Not to mention the random cookie cutter scp monster that runs after you on that level

[@aninstrument2803]

​@@Blind_Eye046 You forgot the "And if you dump in here, then 500000 smilers will spawn in and chase you!!!"

[@StrawberryFox56]

Horror isn’t always about scary monsters. The whole point about the back rooms was the atmosphere

[@ErrorEditzIraq]

The entities were also part of the atmosphere but the fandom ruined it

[@robokill387]

The entire idea of the entities is the problem. They're dumb. They literally turned the backrooms into FNAF.

[@ErrorEditzIraq]

@@robokill387 no, it turned into SCP

[@TRG_R17]

Reply 5

[@ErrorEditzIraq]

@stupid rat actually the entities existed even in the first post of the backrooms, but the entities that were created after we're just bad, the first ones were cool but the rest are basically random shits

[@Scatterbrained.mp4]

I think that a creature that is scared of YOU in the backrooms is a genuine good idea. Reminds me of another person that has gone insane to the point that they don't trust ANYONE but himself. Another good idea that leans more on the "psychological horror" aspect of the backrooms is an entity that looks like it's chasing you but was never really there in the first place. Like it appears around corners & you Swear that you saw it but once again, never really there.

[@UncleAsmos2005]

Yeah, the whole "Everything you see in the backrooms is your brain playing tricks on you, trying to make up for the loneliness and silence" is honestly better than the "scary monster is actually something real"

[@Scatterbrained.mp4]

"Kids Channels" now be like: cAn YOu sURviVe 100 AlPhaBEt LOre, RaiNboW fRiEnDS, sOniC mOnsTErs In tHe BacKrOOmS??? 💯💯💯🥵🥵🥵💦💦💦

[@Scatterbrained.mp4]

@@someadorablebuffcat 10,000 times better than a smile in the dark. Another absolutely FANTASTIC idea.

[@echo_z319]

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[@peytonreed937]

Like a horror game where the monsters are actively horrified of you sounds super baller. Fitting for pokemon too, a bunch of scaredy cat ghost types sounds fun enough.

[@RagtagOcean]

I hated that they started adding monsters and levels, the simple premise of a never ending plane of existence where you might be alone with no way out is engaging on its own

[@ErrorEditzIraq]

The original post literally mentioned monsters

[@RagtagOcean]

@@ErrorEditzIraq It implies creatures, you never get to see them or know how likely you are to encounter them. I just saw them as the one way for you to die, otherwise it’s aimless wandering for existence

[@eeg-rh7jv]

The entire concept of the og backroom is flawed. You'll die of starvation before anything happens

[@CaelanQualter]

I feel like we should only have three levels and the main 10 entities

[@supervenus7376]

​@@CaelanQualter that are bored in my opinion tho

[@marmalatband]

I think it was best when the scary part of the backrooms was the thought that there could be something, someone, watching you.

[@Moreminds-jq5cl]

from the original post?

[@marmalatband]

@@Moreminds-jq5cl Yup

[@aaronamour6101]

For me, it is much scarier to think that there is absolutely nothing there with you at all and you're just completely alone in an area that is so huge, it would probably take decades to explore all of it, if that's even possible.

[@leociresi4292]

The feeling of existential nihilism

[@themustardman219]

I prefer the idea of the backrooms, without levels, but instead an infinite crawling space with no transition between the different "places". And, there is absolutely something, somewhere, in there, that would hurt you, or something, somewhere, in there, that wouldn't, but no way of knowing where, when, how, or if you would come across it.

[@ChlorineRaven]

This more or less happened with SCPs too. The constant need to explain everything, of having a lore, a whole bestiary of monsters, freaking spec ops, instead of leaving uncertainty, mystery. Even if Kane Pixel's content is really well made, I'll give it credit for that, I don't think backrooms need a monster, nor scientists exploring or studying it.

[@iconofthicc6086]

example: the SCP satellite that makes you gay

[@numah1394]

I agree with the general sentiment but isn't the entire point of the scp website to be a bestiary?? If it's not a list of various creatures, then what is the scp foundation??

[@MichelleW870]

@@numah1394 not everything is a creature you fucking plonker

[@liammclin5722]

I mean at least scp isn’t yt kids garbage yet; though I don’t know where you consume scp content so I wouldn’t know but I feel like as a pure wiki reader plenty of the good ones like 5000 for example keep a sense of mystery while still telling a story.

[@dineez627]

I blame those content farm channels that dumb scp down for kids to harvest views. It's disgusting.

[@pragmaticCyclone]

I think the back rooms are honestly still a great idea where the idea of just random liminal spaces as rooms is already really cool and scary with the idea of nostalgia and familiarity is what made it good, but I think when they added monsters is what just made it so *SNOREEE MIMIMI* stupid The Backrooms was just fine as it was before the idea of monsters because just psychologically scary kinda?

[@apersoniguess_]

@detonatoringmod nah, the levels are fine- up to a point, anyways. I do think it’d be somewhat stale to be just some piss yellow room the whole time. The entities too- to an extent. Like not knowing what’s around the corner makes it interesting, that is until the entities become demigods that can track your location from miles away and warp reality and stuff. And the nostalgia stuff- i’m not gonna sugarcoat it man, the backrooms is a concept free to be interpreted by anyone as they please, it doesn’t have to follow your exact philosophy and design and the backrooms isn’t “ruined” just because you personally don’t like what other people are doing.

[@apersoniguess_]

@detonatoringmod Up to the point where they add a bunch of gimmicks like being non-euclidian and entities that can warp space time and know your exact location even if they're a million miles away from you- pretty much, levels with outlandish gimmicks and overpowered entities is where I draw the line

[@apersoniguess_]

@detonatoringmod eh, if that's what you think

[@FlamesofJustice2]

I love the backrooms because it isn't bound by our restrictive reality. I like the extended lore for this reason. All the special levels exist and could very possibly be real. I don't like the original ending because you just break down a wall at pipe dreams. It's very boring.

[@ihavespoken9871]

@detonatoringmod9251 you can use nostalgia as a horror method. Watch literally any analog horror films. Walten Files, Gemini Home Entertainment, heck even Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (which technically isn’t analog horror) all play on nostalgia to scare you.

[@TechnologicalFork]

I was at one point honestly scared of the back rooms, the idea of being trapped in an area away from human life? Absolutely terrifying to think about.

[@ErrorEditzIraq]

And the fact you are alone, yet you know you're not gives me nightmares

[@theblueincineroar6905]

The Horror of the backrooms came from the existential dread of being alone. The feeling that something’s there but not quite. The infinite wandering in a desolate area is much scarier than some murderous entity

[@theblueincineroar6905]

@keepitsecret-dl1pr I guess “scary” was the wrong adjective for this. But the actual horror element of the concept shouldn’t be a direct and immediate fright, but from the whole idea that you’re potentially alone, that there **may** be something there but you’re completely in the dark about it. That’s the appeal of the backrooms imo. You yourself may not find it frightening, I don’t find it particularly scary, especially this monster-filled shitshow, but I think it’s a really neat concept that this more modern take on it utterly wastes.

[@funtimefreddyanims985]

Pensive Paul is the scariest horror character I’ve ever seen, he’s so pensive that it makes me shiver in fear

[@Seannn.]

I have paranoia after seeing pensive Paul, he was so terrifying

[@kostan55]

he be thinking

[@gilbert2472]

Every popular thing eventually gets too popular and turns into an overrated kids thing. It's common at this point Edit: Woah, thanks for 1k likes, I love the opinions you guys have in replies, you're all amazing! 👍

[@Lo-Sir]

Exactly, why can't those people be happy with Paw Patrol?

[@floppazxi]

Yeah. Backrooms morphs started normally. Then trends started to get infected by the pibby glitch. Kinda cringe at this point

[@TheGreatPapyrus420]

Kinda with friday night funkin

[@gilbert2472]

@@TheGreatPapyrus420 Syren head, Undertale, bendy, FNAF etc it's neverending, it makes me sick

[@TheGreatPapyrus420]

@gilbert2472 yea, on Vrchat everything you just listed are things that children on that game wear

[@sedeuphadude80]

As someone who left the Backrooms today, I can truely confirm that meeting Pensive Paul was the most terrifying experience of my life. I mean, he just be thinkin’!

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

Can you tell me where he is? He owes me £20. He needed it to pay the toll on the Gravey Level.

[@funnyfirefishfan]

Good ol' Pensive Paul

[@chimpanzinc1790]

pensive paul is hyper focusing. he is constantly calculating and everything he does is premeditated. he reads emotions and uses them to his advantage

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@chimpanzinc1790 Good thing I have a great poker face. 🗿🦞

[@chimpanzinc1790]

@@Lobsterwithinternet a good poker face is a good weapon against pensive paul

[@jlamppost]

After discovering MewZe, I can confidently say he is by far the funniest content creator on the internet. Absolutely love his content

[@User-hk2lo]

Same, this comment is valid and true!

[@TaygenXD]

yeah same I feel so lucky I found this youtuber

[@isisisssjsksoxod1851]

@@TaygenXD yeah, I was scrolling theough mario speedruns and saw one of his videos on why mario water levels are scary

[@Mossintea]

How much were you paid

[@runmeramen6106]

@@Mossintea fr

[@superpig2067]

Having no monster is scarier because imagine being trap alone with your thoughts and you don’t know what to do until you go insane

[@leociresi4292]

“What the Deuce?” Stewie:” Hey! That’s my line!”

[@Ilikearguements]

And adding to that is not being able to die, just constantly dreading that something may show up, that something is lurking, maybe watching or maybe, they are actively approaching your location. But this never stops, even when you hide yourself from this liminal hell you know that if something is coming your hiding will do nothing to stop it. Perhaps they’ll finally give you the release of death, or maybe they find some sick enjoyment in your suffering. Or maybe you are alone in these corridors, in these warehouses, empty stores or caves. There’s no trace of any previous person being here, the only person that will ever know of what your going though, the only person that will ever bare witness to this endless maze, *is you*

[@_soundwaves]

this KZbinr is awesoem, creative, and not lazy and I’m definitely not at gunpoint by mewze!!

[@isisisssjsksoxod1851]

that last part wasn't in the script 🔫

[@Ismatic1906]

3:20 I absolutely agree. It gives a feeling of progression in a place that should be inescapable.

[@idavid8391]

Under the close supervision of KZbin's new CEO, good videos are being made by creators like Mewze! Truly a time to be live.

[@giganticmoon]

He wants NFTs.

[@skillorb]

@@giganticmoon Based.

[@enemy8497]

@@skillorb absolutely not based

[@DominikPac-Boy]

@@skillorb Unbased. I don't see anyone agreeing with you.

[@leeum20real]

unbased

[@evancrew1234]

The original backrooms post was the furthest this should’ve gone. One level, no change of scenery, no sense of exploration, just infinite isolation and emptiness

[@AmdTv-hm1mr]

It had one impelment of terror (yes terror) and that was that it got hotter and hottter the deeper you went with some lights being turned off and going insane because of the buzzing sound

[@willatom]

ok but monsters were also canon in the original post

[@kiaralione580]

MewZe can talk about anything and i would watch it because of his broken ass humor that I love

[@navyeod_24]

As someone who wrote on the Backrooms Wiki and made things from my own imagination yeah i can kinda agree with you lmao I don't think it's inherently bad. There are people who don't like the new stuff, and there are people who eat up content as soon as it comes out. I enjoy making new things because it's just fun. It's fun to use my imagination and make something people enjoy reading, as writing is a forte of mine. Sure, none of my works are liminal by any means, but I still loved writing them. Though I will say that there is a large divide between the Wikidot (the place I wrote on) and the Fandom websites. The Wikidot is much more professional/has a higher writing quality than some of the works on Fandom. This isn't to throw shade, it's just objectively true. We write some really good things on the Wikidot, and about 80% of the articles I see people make, while not inherently liminal, still have a huge mystery factor and keep me hooked. But hey, to each their own. Everyone's got opinions :)

[@-Pexy]

This is no longer true. The Fandom wiki has had an enormous revamp in the past month, to the point of surpassing the average Wikidot quality.

[@ethanhawksley9097]

TS? You’re saying TS has ‘quality standards???’

[@navyeod_24]

@@ethanhawksley9097 I am. I haven't been on for quite some time, but from when I last made an article the quality was high, and from skims I've done over the past couple weeks the quality is higher than before. Of course, there are always bad eggs. No site is free of bad articles, low quality, or half-assery, but to me it's good stuff.

[@ethanhawksley9097]

@@navyeod_24 the hell do you consider high quality

[@navyeod_24]

@@-Pexy Could you show me some new articles that show this? I believe you, I just wanna read some :)

[@Wertyber]

Backrooms then: "where am I? what is this place? I'm all alone... does this place ever end? am I the only one here?" Backrooms now: "OH NO! it's Chuck, aka SCP- I mean, level 69691273's entity! luckily I found a blue crayon (he loves blue crayons but hates purple ones) so the worst he'll do is open a wormhole to level 275420 instead of shoving a firecracker up my as-"

[@diegolopesme]

oh no i coulnt remeber the entire database so now i am stuck in level 66823.2

[@Raymundo_2112]

I agree with you 100% Good stuff!

[@justejyraph]

You are so underrated and the editing quality is so good. Keep up the great work. This is the first video that was published after I subscribed.

[@MagicianStevey]

I remember playing 2 random backrooms games in vr and it was fricking terrifying The first one I thought there were no entities so when something came to me I was really scared for some reason Next was a much more well made game, and this one had footsteps playing behind you. I felt like I was going crazy, the buzzing lights were very loud, and I was always scared looking at any corner. I was silent. I take a turn, look around, and see something. I took a picture but soon afterwards, it chased and I just went in a ball. I’ve literally never been so scared of something in my life. Good concept, people ruin everything.

[@StalkerX426]

Ye. Also, I think some entities should exist. And I think something attacks you when you don't expect it is best jumpscare Type.

[@TheFirstDominus]

Found this channel a couple weeks ago, love the content! Keep it up!

[@LordExetior]

The Backrooms were still good in concept, as it played into the human fear of isolation. But somehow, the internet either misunderstood that concept or completely ignored it entirely when taking this horror concept at face value

[@robokill387]

It's mainly young kids who think dying is the scariest thing ever, so they throw in a bunch of murderous monsters. When the true horror of the backrooms is the potential of NOT dying, of being stuck in that endless loop of the same corridor over and over for potentially eternity or you eventually starve to death.

[@diegolopesme]

@@robokill387 stop he starving thing stop forgeting about water

[@willatom]

this is the last time im gonna reply to one of these but monsters were canon in the original concept, its the last sentence.

[@willatom]

@@diegolopesme almond water wasnt canon in the original

[@robbycooper6787]

I like the backrooms but this tends to happen to internet horror, people twist it in weird ways until you think of cringy fan made versions instead of the creepy original

[@Predator20357]

I think that the Backrooms would be fine if it wasn’t trying so damn hard to be the SCP Wiki. The Backrooms shouldn’t have a list of what you can find, the horror is the fact that no one knows what is possibly in these rooms and you could possibly be trapped forever without meeting a single thing. Though then again, what was I expecting. It’s essentially a community project with no guidelines, quality and quantity control is going to be vastly low standard if it’s not a downright parody.

[@gamma1022]

The silly creature has more character and is objectively more scary than 'The smiling man™'

[@Blind_Eye046]

And I literally have just.. A misty field. It's endless, and literally the 2 entities are: "Just black tendrils from the sky. They literally do nothing, they're just there." And "Mum, the cat's bones are poking out of it's skin, it's cracking every time it moves, and it is eating a human corpse-"

[@ultimateblockyfan]

brinky

[@WafflesssFalling]

I think about this a lot- I love liminal spaces and am absolutely fascinated by them. For me I like to think of types of "backrooms levels" as something I call the "liminal planes". It feels more open sounding, and I like to think of it as even more liminal/ few monsters. I'm also fascinated by weirdcore and like to think certain areas of the liminal planes are centered around that

[@Buttercookie_Draws]

That was oddly one of the funniest intros to a video I've seen

[@ExtremeWreck]

In all honesty, this is why I usually just go with what Wikidot has to offer about the Backrooms. They made it far more interesting than whatever kind of cringe a lot of others have made about it(though there are some funny memes about it like with Peter Griffin being found in there & randomly telling you about car insurance).

[@uligallardo8110]

About the memes, I always found funny when, in a videogame, a character clips through the floor or a wall, and then there's a 'footage' of them in the backrooms.

[@ethanhawksley9097]

Tech Support or Liminal Archives?

[@jfavati9864]

@@ethanhawksley9097 tech support

[@ethanhawksley9097]

@@jfavati9864 funny, I don’t seem to recall TS having a good standard of quality, hm…

[@ErrorEditzIraq]

I hate the wikidot for changing their levels to worse ones

[@maikerutv3383]

this channel is really fun to watch happy i found you

[@RM--]

It makes me happy when someone vocalizes what I've been thinking in a far more cogent manner than I ever could. The backrooms is great, there's a ton of great concepts that come from a simple concept and I think that simplicity is what keeps it intriguing. A lot of questions come up from the premise of "You've fallen into the backrooms.". How far does it go? Is there an end? Can I go back the way I came? Can I make myself a place to sleep? How far can I go before I start getting thirsty? Will dehydration kill me first? Or will I give up? What was that noise? Adding fifty bajillion things to that premise kinda kills the desire to think about what you would do, there's too much to process, too much to know. When you have nothing, and no idea what is happening. I feel like the urge increases to at least try to figure out what your next steps would be.

[@philardo]

3:20 glad someone's saying this, cause this annoyed me for ages It feels like anything that people thought of as a liminal space, or just a weird location had to be a "level" of the backrooms and I was so confused, cause I thought shouldn't it just be the yellow place? It feels like people really wanted more excitement from this concept, but in return, that initial feeling died with that

[@kostan55]

i think that a cool concept would be levels, but undocumented. instead of knowing everything about them, you get the same amount of info as you got with the yellow place: it exists, you can accidentally get into it, god save you

[@Baraka_Maracas]

Wow. You’re editing and random memes mixed in are so amazing. I love these videos and your type of humor. I feel like you and odyssey central would be great friends

[@katcat420]

I remember when backrooms didn't has like more than 10000 levels and the unnerving thing was being alone, not the monsters

[@RandomIsADumbRandomGuy]

I've learned a valuable lesson today: Something good always gets ruined by children in the end.

[@Blind_Eye046]

As a child, I agree with you so much and it makes me slightly mad I do.

[@ultimateblockyfan]

if it gets popular enough

[@griffy9639]

it's honestly weird to me how the internet at large seems to be wholly dominated by minors. where the fuck are all the adults. are we really that outnumbered by kids lol

[@RandomIsADumbRandomGuy]

@@griffy9639 fr

[@leociresi4292]

Bacteria (beginning):”Raaaaaaaaaaaaawr!” Bacteria (Now):” Please, Wanderer, I don’t want to do this anymore.”

[@Nin10doLetsPlay]

This is the definition of perfection 👌

[@crowfeatherz]

In my opinion I think the poolrooms is one of the only custom made “other backrooms level” that actually has the same feel as the original. The thought of being all alone except an ongoing pool of water - to me it’s slightly scarier than the piss yellow waiting room we’re used to. For people that are afraid of water, or what lurks in it, and the whole “omg there’s a monster in the backrooms!” thing - it’s really not terrible.

[@Stilwuf]

The moment I saw that people are adding "levels" and "lore" to the creepypasta (and numerous 5-hour videos documenting it) I knew it's going to be ruined at some point

[@HairyHarpy]

Puppet combo made a great backrooms game before Kane pixels, it’s the first time I was exposed to the backrooms and it scared me, the fact it was infinite and you go insane

[@leociresi4292]

I like Bananamations version of Bone Thief, that has its own series of cartoons

[@jarvistoasty]

Pensive Paul is by far the spookiest Backrooms entity. The way he mentally torments you by just exponentially looking at you whilst in a thinking position made me have nightmares for weeks.

[@Ihatebatman]

🤔

[@Beta_Mixes]

Kane is not the only one doing it right, Mark, Matt Studios, Lost in the Hyperverse and many others still do a serious and great job depicting the Backrooms, go check them out!

[@Buzz_Animations]

Also ReverseLogic

[@Beta_Mixes]

@@Buzz_Animations Thanks for the recommendation! Never heard of this one

[@woolysmoped8255]

@@Beta_Mixes Ruster as well is doing good

[@DrywallBand]

if there's infinite floors, that means that there is at least one floor dedicated completely to an ocean of green goo

[@Blind_Eye046]

Literally the nickalodeon level 😭

[@Marioqt2003]

I think one of the more interesting ideas for it is just being isolated all by yourself, somehow unable to die. Unable to really do anything for all eternity but wander its halls. Just stuck there with only yourself.

[@Fever_Man]

I think that SOME extra levels work, like poolrooms, playrooms, and most of the first levels because they fit the desolate liminal feel, but then there is a level where you’re in an intestinal track, one where you’re on the fucking moon, those don’t fit the backrooms feel at all.

[@uligallardo8110]

Yeah. The whole point of the backrooms is the normal and common areas that feel off. I mean, the original backrooms feels like an common place until you realize that it's liminal and empty.

[@freddyfazbear-offical]

im going to add speed highway from sonic adventure to the backrooms

[@mozzeralleh]

level 3999 feels like a level.

[@hade2332]

@@uligallardo8110 yeah, then you have people coming up with cartoon towns, spooky forests etc, only levels besides the OG 3 ones i like are the arcade and the infinite city thing

[@chickentechno3410]

@@uligallardo8110 that's why there is at most like 10 levels I find good

[@ianlambert1316]

I feel like the best example of média that’s scary while also staying true to the backrooms concept (aside from Kane pixels) is probably the videogame the complex, no monsters no scary bs just you and a seemingly endless amount of liminal spaces seen through a vcr

[@m33png]

This is undoubtedly one of the Mewze moments of all time

[@user-Aj11011]

5:49 the scream 💀

[@Fundatur]

the backrooms are so scary when the spooky paul said "boo" i literally shat my pants

[@ultimateblockyfan]

yea, they are so scarey that when the smiling guy™ said ''its smilin™' time'' then proceeded to smile™ all over the room, i shitted my pants, truly horrifying

[@LadyGhostG]

I hate the inevitable fact that kids will be out there to go to any community/fandom on the internet (New tv shows, games, movies or already existing franchises) and just ruin it. What makes this worse is that you can't fucking do anything about it.

[@isisisssjsksoxod1851]

as someone who has noclipped in the backrooms and entered level 512, i can say that there is gravy there

[@HaloJaxed]

I will say, there are some "levels" that are good (Like, 6-7 out of 1000s, but eh) its just that it would be *much* better if they weren't implemented as levels. Especially not with defined paths to each. If they were instead random spaces that you would have no control ending up in, there are some areas that could work. Maybe when one no clips out of reality, they end up in the poolrooms instead, as a mild example. Or maybe just when you're getting used to the yellow rooms, and they don't have the same effect on you after several days, you're pulled away from where you are starting to feel safe. The next time you wake up, you're somewhere completely different, like a dream. Stuff like that.

[@smolboi8575]

You need more subs my guy. The content is amazing. Keep it up

[@_Iscream]

To be fair, the idea of something dangerous in the Backrooms with you was part of the text associated with the original photo. What I don’t like is making the Backrooms ENTIRELY about that, instead of focusing on the space it inhabits. It’s why I like Kane’s videos- regardless of what other elements he introduces, he still takes care to focus on the Backrooms by itself and just how CREEPY they are, even devoid of said elements.

[@HadalStreetlights]

people responded to a single phrase expressing worry and anxiety and turned it into justification to put slenderman in the lore.

[@TrenchResident]

Intro reminded me of an undertime slopper video

[@thomaspau211]

The first time I saw the backrooms I got nightmares for multiple days. A few years later I was wondering why was it so wacky now

[@disrespecc9678]

4:20, oh yes, definitely some "small indie website" and not a large, greedy overbudgeted corporation

[@PelsckoPolesko]

I remember making a roblox game on the Backrooms before all the KP and children stuff, like around 2020 during the stagnate-like/near-falling phase. I also agree with you on the point where the Backrooms doesn’t feel liminal anymore.

[@BuckBlaziken]

What killed my interest in the back rooms for me was when they tried to make it an SCP clone and added creatures and dedicated research teams to it. Suddenly this mysterious dimension becomes less mysterious and more like “this is a place that exists, but don’t worry, it’s no longer mysterious since we know exactly everything there is to know about how these rooms work.” To simplify, I don’t mind there being multiple levels, but a catalogue of creatures and a whole dossier of research factions within these back rooms killed the concept for me. Stuff like ‘almond water’ also makes me cringe slightly because that makes the back rooms feel slightly less dangerous. If this drinkable water is able to be found all across the back rooms, you got a way to survive and thrive in this dimension that is supposed to be a special insanity inducing hellscape of inescapable, unsurvivable, yellow madness. Don’t get me started on the not scary idea of creatures with the name of “The Party Goers”. They’re the main reason I hate the idea of having hundreds of different creatures that inhabit the back rooms, why have hundreds of different species when you can only have one main threat that stalks you through the dimension. There’s also the idea that people WANT to visit this dimension and research organizations being like “Against our better judgement and our professional responsibility, we are going to give you tips and tricks on how to visit and survive the back rooms.” What government run organization willingly help people find ways to go into dangerous dimensions instead of warning them not to? This organization don’t give a crap about random people visiting this dimension despite the consequences and ramifications it could bring with it, and it makes it sound like people willingly want to visit the back rooms and never leave. Like this place is supposed a hell.

[@leociresi4292]

Partygoer:” Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?”

[@literalwatermelon7391]

Like you said in the video “In don’t like the idea of multiple levels in the backrooms,” maybe a good middle could be instead: Having the “different levels” being their own “backroom,” where each level is their own separate area with no connection other than being an infinite maze of a liminal space. Ex. The pool rooms

[@JRS06]

I saw the image at random at some point, and I got the unsettling aura. I thought it was appropriately scary. Now I groan at every backrooms video I see.

[@willatom]

you left out the part of the og post that MADE the monsters canon tho "god save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you"

[@PikachuYoshie]

1:08 Ariphobia: *laughs menacingly*

[@foxonrye]

Escape the backrooms: *laughs devoiusly*

[@ZechewyV2]

What scared me about the backrooms so much was the atmosphere, no entities no appearance of fucking choo choo Charles taking a shit asking if you have games on your phone around the corner. It's just not knowing if you turn a corner and finding death, honestly Im fine with the lobby, just running endlessly.

[@thouken5777]

The backrooms had entities since it's original creation stop hopping on the bandwagon

[@Ducky27_]

i like the backrooms levels and reading them on the backrooms wiki some of them are very unique and interesting

[@genericname_]

I think some of the best implementation of the backrooms and liminal spaces in a game setting is through Gmod. The lonely single player aspect of the game, and the general quiet ambient atmosphere of the source engine hand itself really well to the ominous setting which the liminal spaces initially tried to capture.

[@ASurlySpectre]

MewZe I love your videos! Keep up the good work! :)

[@soap_drinker]

you're actually the best at the "In this video, I talk about (shit ton of algorithm bait words)" descriptions please teach me your ways

[@Wrongaple]

I am a backrooms writer (wikidot) the backrooms still has its charm but it changed from a scary place with nightmarish creatures to a place that needs to be explored and cataloged, though this is my opinion, i like the idea of found footage but i just can watch it, it feels like the backrooms hits a low when it is every where with 800 diffrent cannons, also it is annoying when people confuse meg and async. I heavily suggest at least looking at the wikidot canon

[@hotpocketsat2am]

i feel like most of the forms have their own merit the original backrooms and kane pixels stuff really play with the idea of being alone, in a place outside of reality itself, and kane pixels is also able to explore concepts like human greed with the stuff like levels, that has the same merit as scps and whatnot, a whole expansive universe where no matter who you are, you can contribute and the new backrooms with scary slides or whatever... yeah im drawin blanks on that one

[@bruhmomenting7472]

The Scariest part of Backrooms is the unknown. However as more people started to add levels and entities with detailed descriptions and detailed lore n stuff, it is absolutely not scary anymore because we know most of the stuff about it now.

[@leociresi4292]

Say what you will, I still like the Bone Thief cartoons

[@Kaiju_Man420]

It was never even ever suppose to have monsters, or as the internet would say it, “entitys” it was only suppose to be scary in a psychological way. 😭

[@some_battle_droid5695]

The original version was the best, no monsters, no levels, no weird things, just a creepy maze where you starve and get dehydrated while going insane.

[@EEE-1409]

The yellow hell is pretty eerie but I find it kinda boring. take that description you mentioned and apply it to say, a snowy village. Or a dark rotting hotel. There can still be good concepts they just need to be written well.

[@skxptical6446]

@@EEE-1409 yea

[@MrTroll-tg4pc]

I gotta say this is some top tier editing

[@thegameguardian103]

I’ve been noticing that the backrooms isn’t as popular any more. which is actually a good thing which is just hilarious.

[@axshleyyreal]

This video's humor literally only relies on memes and sound effects you made it work pretty well because I subscribed

[@LiterallyInklingGirl]

I’m in the Backrooms fandom and I’m kinda glad they only went for the yellow room: level 0. ( well I mean theres over 999 levels) Kinda glad they didn’t really ruin the others. Level Kitty’s house is my favorite backrooms level and I’m glad I can like it in peace.

[@doorsroblox123]

no there is over quintillions of levels

[@database_enjoyer3000]

there is one game though, the complex found footage, which is an awesome game about how the backrooms should be, it never uses the contents from the backrooms wiki, and the whole map is just dreadful and surreal

[@Theguyofunsucessful7180]

As the former backrooms veteran i can agree that backrooms content nowadays are getting really questionable and not scary like it's should be before. Now it's the completely mess but as the times goes on it's will get less popular and hopefully everything will recover.

[@Greenisanidiot]

Backrooms then: you are alone forever in a liminal space Backrooms now: LOOK ITS LEVEL 48383883867674848382822348474745656657377327181818848494999494884755657757575885883399595040000, WHERE YOU HAVE TO ESCAPE BY PRESSING THE COLOURFUL BUTTONS TO GET TO THE WACKY SLIDES WITH SHREK, HUGGY WUGGY AND LIGHTNING MCQUEEN

[@zechariahcaraballo8765]

I think multple levels worked for a while but then too many people added too much and it and after a while it just got stupid lol

[@SkyEevee]

Some can be…strange but a lot of them are good. Personal favorite being Kitty’s House.

[@apersoniguess_]

Yeah exactly, it worked up to around level 11 and then it kinda got insane

[@tanklover2393]

My good sir, You have earned a subscriber, Editing in this video was fun.

[@Flare-ish]

This video is awesome

[@cyanide9]

the OG concept in fact DONT supposed to have levels based on the thread. dreamlike places are defined as liminal spaces and dont belong the backrooms

[@FilthyTea]

“The back rooms are NOT scary” Yeah, but Lanky Kong is. If I saw that dude handstand-running towards me, I’m saying my prayers.

[@carlitos9613]

Bro I agree with everything you say like, people always exaggerate things that are already good, but like, the concept of having another level at a certain point is really cool, like the first ones: the poolrooms, 188, level fun, etc. But there is a point in which people exaggerated too much with it, like, an actual exit level is a humongous number that I think its some quintillions, I preferred SO MUCH the "The end is near" level, which is a level that has a fake exit, which you would let you desperate and stuff.

[@djaccountisbfisbx3880]

The Backrooms has become an almond watered-down SCP Wiki, and the SCP Community’s already been infested so that really says something.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

Some SCPs are completely cringe worthy, others works of art.

[@thenextgeneration9030]

​@@RosesTeaAndASDno theyre all bad. ever since scp was invaded by children a few years ago it was completely ruined

[@komodo5676]

@@thenextgeneration9030 nah that's cap

[@JRS06]

Laughed very hard at the Mickey Mouse jumpscare about the Gravy level. You have very good humour.

[@CoolMicrowave]

mewze puts out another w

[@wObBlE73]

I just found your channel and the start is absolutely hilarious

[@TheMagnumDon]

I never thought they were scary, I always thought they were Intriguing. Something that I do find scary AND intriguing is the entire SCP IP which unlike The Backrooms didn't rely on one gimmic or trend to be relevant which made it pretty hard to ruin if you were deep into it. I mean yeah like The Backrooms, you get cash grabbers making the most brain dead content to feed to children in the SCP community, but not all SCP content is under the Horror Genre. So if the Horror part gets oversaturated, you still can enjoy SCP content.

[@sparrowanon]

SCP has become the most elaborate circlejerk ever since they let writers become unanimous. At this point you have people like the guy who wrote 049 absolutely shitting their pants over old shit. Like yeah I get it, your SCP you hamfisted into the forum so no-one else could get popular off the wiki is badly written, but you can't retconn things you wrote 10+ years ago. Now 049 is apparently a hulking brute who just kills people for fun. Do I even have to explain how that defies everything the OG lore implied? SCP was never about random-ass entities killing people 'cause fuck logic - people told outstanding stories in the same wiki you and I can visit now. But hey, you gotta have Backrooms writers peeling off the SCP wiki's back fat for bragging rights. Creating one-dimensional characters like the Shidfard Cumster, an entity in level 103383929282 only seen if you equip a condom at 6 PM. And also he kills you. And has a smiley face. He's also tall. He has no face. Oh yeah, and he's insane. Don't even get me started on his kitchen knives that he consistently shits out. SCP and The Backrooms both suffer EXTREMELY obvious telltate cliches and overall shitty cataloguing.

[@TheMagnumDon]

@@sparrowanon I didn't hear shit about 049's writer besides the Interview he had with Dr. Cimmerian, and even If he tried to retcon SCP-049, he really can't as SCP's canon is essentially either democratically agreed upon by the entire community or each individual can have their own canon as each story written can and will retcon a story written by someone else. And what do you mean by "unanimous" exactly?

[@sparrowanon]

@@TheMagnumDon Did my reply not go through? I said I disagree with retconning, which means I totally agree with 049's retconns being absurd. I believe I meant 'unanimous' as writers being in agreement with one idea or the other since as we all know, SCP has a ludicrous amount of alternative worldbuilding and conflicts in regards to the canon. No-one should be allowed to flip the narrative or fit a certain canon. That's just kinda dumb in my opinion.

[@aRealGhost_]

why is it that these people who say putting a monster in the backrooms is stupid, but then they all praise kane pixel, they guy who has a monster chase a dude through the backrooms...

[@kledboi]

i wish i could live inside a mewze mug i wanna swim around in it forever

[@-M1LC_BR43D-]

Just realized that the backrooms video from kane pixels was posted on my birthday lol

[@creativename2567]

I don't get how something can be ruined by it's popularity. It doesn't matter matter what the fans do, the original is still there unchanged and can be enjoyed just as much.

[@JaxonElzinga]

Because when you try and go back to that original thing, you can't help but think about what the fans did. How they ruined it. It's impossible to enjoy the original without thinking of how it got ruined in the future.

[@creativename2567]

@@JaxonElzinga That's where you are wrong, it is possible to separate fanfic from source material. I stll love undertatale and deltarune even after years of seeing the insanity of the fandom and I still feel the fear of being stuck in the (classic) backrooms even after seeing Spongebob and Shrek twerking for the monster.

[@JaxonElzinga]

@@creativename2567 Then you're naive and stupid. My earlier comment applies to pretty much everyone. It takes a special kind of stupidity to be able to do as you do.

[@creativename2567]

@@JaxonElzinga Stupid for being able to separate things...? Lmao

[@JaxonElzinga]

@@creativename2567 Yes, it takes an incredibly slow or naive mind to be able to do such a thing. People like me, people who're smart, we can't help but think of things like these asinine fandoms when trying to enjoy a certain kind of media.

[@grimacethedrummer8378]

Man I’m barely two minutes in and I already subbed, your editing is goddamn flawless

[@con_con]

So sad that we lost pewdiepie and gorilla gaming to the backrooms.

[@Soniciscool90]

Truly, the heros of our time.