The success of the Backrooms movie suggests that liminal spaces, as a concept, are a lot more mainstream than ever before.

Empty swimming pools. Deserted airport terminals. Stairwells that seem to go on longer than they should. School hallways in ...

Anyone interested in the more horrific online culture in recent years has seen the term "liminal" pop up. For those less familiar with this Internet sphere, just type "liminal space" into an image ...

The word liminal comes from the Latin limen, meaning “threshold”—and that’s exactly what these places are. Empty hallways, quiet airports, abandoned malls, long stretches of road at dusk: spaces ...

There are places and times that feel unsettlingly between one moment and the next, these liminal spaces can be off-putting and science can explain why.

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 ...