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

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

2. This Hallway At Someone’s Mom’s Work

3. This Midnight Ferry That’s An Immediate Nope

4. This Creepy Hotel Someone Used To Work At

5. These Creepy Hotels

6. This Scottish Bathroom I’m Definitely Not Using

7. This Creepy Hotel Basement We Found

8. Does This Count? I’m Currently Here. Airport. Alone.

9. In Greece, This Underground Store Looks Straight Out Of The Backrooms

10. This Doggy Daycare

11. This Creepy Movie Theater Restroom

12. This Area Of The Houston Airport Looks Like A Layover Nightmare

13. This Retirement Home Designed To Look Like A Neighborhood

14. “This Apartment Building In My City”

15. This Creepy Hospital In Minnesota

16. This House

17. This Creepy Liminal Workplace

18. “I Made It To The Very End Of My Neighborhood, What’s Next?”

19. This View Under A Bridge

20. This Old Water Reservoir

21. This Abandoned Houston Mall

22. This Creepy Mall

23. This Makes It Feel So Much Worse

24. This Midnight Meadow That Makes The Dark Feel Terrifying

25. This View Out Out Of A Car Window

26. This Horrifying Hotel Straight Out Of A Nightmare

27. This Train Station In Denmark

28. Who Loves Nature?

29. This View Somewhere In Northern Chile

30. Proof It’s Not Flat