The success behind the viral Backroomsshorts almost feels too good to be true, a sentiment filmmaker Kane Parsons would likely agree with. While he didn't create the concept of the backrooms – which was inspired by a single, mysterious photo that circled the internet – he used that image as a jumping-off point to make a series of short films that he posted to YouTube. The shorts captivated not only viewers but also movie studios, resulting in A24 enlisting Parsons to expand his shorts into a feature film. What makes the success all the more impressive is that he's only 20 years old and released his original shorts when he was 16.