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30 Creepy Liminal Space Pics That Look Straight Out Of The Backrooms

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Nate ArmbrusterByNate Armbruster

There’s something uniquely creepy about liminal spaces. An empty hallway, abandoned mall, weird hotel basement, or completely deserted airport can instantly make you feel like you’ve accidentally wandered into the Backrooms. Everything just feels wrong.

That’s what makes these pictures so unsettling. They look familiar enough that you can imagine being there, but empty and strange enough that your brain starts telling you to leave immediately. Some look like forgotten places from childhood, while others feel like locations from a dream you had 15 years ago.

Here are some of the creepiest Backrooms-style liminal spaces people have stumbled across in real life.

1. This Hotel Courtyard

Interior view of a courtyard with green grass and pathways, surrounded by a building with many small.
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2. This Hallway At Someone’s Mom’s Work

Long, empty corridor with closed doors and fluorescent ceiling lights.
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3. This Midnight Ferry That’s An Immediate Nope

Empty waiting area with rows of benches in a dimly lit space.
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4. This Creepy Hotel Someone Used To Work At

Indoor hotel pool with empty lounge chairs and multiple floors of rooms.
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5. These Creepy Hotels

Small house model inside a large, empty room with high ceiling and windows.
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6. This Scottish Bathroom I’m Definitely Not Using

Empty public restroom with curved white wall and multiple stalls.
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7. This Creepy Hotel Basement We Found

Empty parking garage with white columns and dark ceiling, escalator in foreground.
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8. Does This Count? I’m Currently Here. Airport. Alone.

Empty airport terminal with barriers and minimal lighting.
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9. In Greece, This Underground Store Looks Straight Out Of The Backrooms

Empty corridor with yellow and white checkered floor and ceiling lights.
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10. This Doggy Daycare

Playground with colorful slides under a streetlamp at dusk, surrounded by a fence.
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11. This Creepy Movie Theater Restroom

Empty yellow-tiled bathroom with a sink, paper towel dispenser, and trash bin.
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12. This Area Of The Houston Airport Looks Like A Layover Nightmare

Empty underground parking garage with bright ceiling lights and columns.
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13. This Retirement Home Designed To Look Like A Neighborhood

Indoor street with small houses and a winding green and black pathway under a lit ceiling.
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14. “This Apartment Building In My City”

Interior view of a hotel atrium with balconies overlooking a central garden area.
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15. This Creepy Hospital In Minnesota

View of a modern building's interior courtyard with large white columns and a glass ceiling.
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16. This House

Living room with two armchairs, a coffee table, and a staircase in the background.
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17. This Creepy Liminal Workplace

Curved hallway with blue and gray walls and circular ceiling lights.
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18. “I Made It To The Very End Of My Neighborhood, What’s Next?”

A suburban street with colorful houses under a blue sky with a single cloud.
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19. This View Under A Bridge

Underwater view of a concrete bridge with multiple supports reflected in water.
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20. This Old Water Reservoir

Underground tunnel with arched ceilings and water on the floor.
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21. This Abandoned Houston Mall

Empty underground parking lot with white pillars and ceiling lights.
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22. This Creepy Mall

Indoor canal with warm lighting and balconies in a hotel or mall setting.
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23. This Makes It Feel So Much Worse

Stop sign in a desert landscape with rock formations and a clear blue sky.
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24. This Midnight Meadow That Makes The Dark Feel Terrifying

Dark night sky over a grassy field with a tree and a guardrail in the foreground.
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25. This View Out Out Of A Car Window

Wind turbines on green hills under a blue sky, seen from a car window.
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26. This Horrifying Hotel Straight Out Of A Nightmare

Empty corridor with arched doorways in a dimly lit space.
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27. This Train Station In Denmark

Three trains with glowing red eyes under bright overhead lights in a dark station.
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28. Who Loves Nature?

Dark tunnel through leafless branches in a wooded area.
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29. This View Somewhere In Northern Chile

Long empty road stretching into a dark, cloudy sky in a barren landscape.
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30. Proof It’s Not Flat

Power lines over water under a cloudy sky, stretching into the distance.
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Nate Armbruster

Nate is a writer and stand-up comedian living in Chicago. He enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.