01 · Side by side

Side by side

Comparison sheet
AspectLiminal spaceThe Backrooms
TypeA concept / feelingA fictional world
Real?Yes — actual placesNo — internet lore
MoodUncanny, nostalgicUncanny, dread
ScopeBroadOne specific myth
02 · Which one you meant

Which one did you mean?

In shortReaders who land here meaning Liminal Space rather than The Backrooms are usually searching for phrases like “eerie empty transitional places that feel strangely familiar”, “that uncanny feeling of an empty hallway or airport at night”, “the in-between feeling after one thing ends and before the next begins”.

Liminal Space

  • “eerie empty transitional places that feel strangely familiar”
  • “that uncanny feeling of an empty hallway or airport at night”
  • “the in-between feeling after one thing ends and before the next begins”
  • “a photo of an empty place that makes me nostalgic and uneasy at once”
03 · The mix-up

Where the confusion comes from

The mix-up“Liminal space and the Backrooms are the same.”
What's true

Liminal space is a real feeling; the Backrooms is one fictional mythos built from it.

04 · Read either one

Read either one in full