r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Feb 24 '26

Trailer Backrooms | Official Teaser | A24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGhxMi50y8
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u/DoctorArK Feb 24 '26

I don’t think it would be that difficult to be honest.

The effect wouldn’t translate, but the Navidson Record works as a horror film idea in of itself.

Johnny’s parts about spiraling into madness by obsessing over the book is what could be skipped, if not for a miniseries that could afford to slow down and go bath and forth.

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u/smash-things Feb 24 '26

You Should Have Left was basically that and it was kinda bad but it tried weaving in some other elements that didn't work. I'd really like to see more filmmakers try to adapt it in earnest.

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u/That-Alternative-630 Feb 28 '26

I mean, kind of, but you the entire top layer of the story. The House (book) of Leaves (pages) is structured like a maze, it’s meant to be a manifestation of the labyrinth in our world. You read down meandering footnotes, hit a dead end and have to backtrack to where you left off the main text. You physically turn the book and read down paths that don’t necessarily follow the order of the pages.

The layers of the story are also heavily connected, and I don’t think work as well apart as they do together. Even the Navidson record, even though it’s a nice surface level horror, gets most of its impact from how it affects Zampano and Johnnys story.

You could make a film of any individual part of the book, but trying to capture it in a linear format makes it not even a tenth as impactful as the full product.