The Existential Horror of The Backrooms (and other Liminal Spaces)

Liminal spaces have become one of the internet's most popular aesthetics, but the popularisation of the genre has diluted the definition of the word. So let's explain where the term "liminality" comes from, the birth of the internet aesthetic thanks to The Backrooms, and how those two ideas are connected.
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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - The Birth of the Liminal Aesthetic (The Backrooms)
2:47 - The Birth of the Liminal Concept (The Rites of Passage)
7:47 - The Internet Aesthetic of Liminal Spaces
11:31 - Liminality in Video Games
19:12 - The Oldest Liminal Space
27:26 - The Existential Horror of Suburban Liminality
31:23 - What Defines Liminality?
38:23 - Thanks For Watching!
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