Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a New York City-based magazine and book writer whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Women’s Health, Health, Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Prevention, ...

Psychologists explain why empty malls, abandoned hallways, and the new film "Backrooms" tap into something deeply unsettling.

When you feel “in-between” an old version of yourself and who you’re becoming (or who you want to be), you may be experiencing a liminal space — a temporary psychological period of transition. Life is ...

Source: William McDonald / Pixabay With growing anticipation for the A24 film debut of Backrooms, liminal spaces have become a viral symbol of psychological horror. These spaces unsettle us because ...

Kane Parsons has brought liminal space horror to the forefront of culture with his hit film Backrooms. The A24 blockbuster has amassed over $200 million at the worldwide box office, making it the ...

Ever been in an empty corridor which seems to stretch on forever, or found yourself in a deserted room that feels "off"? An upcoming film taps into "liminality", an important concept in architecture, ...

Let’s say it’s been a few decades since you last visited your elementary school, and now it’s completely abandoned. There’s a strong chance that if you wandered the school’s empty hallways, you’d find ...

During the pandemic, lots of us, myself included, are struggling to live in the “now”. That “now”, with all its uncertainty, doesn’t look like the life we used to live or the life we imagine we will ...