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The Backrooms (Kane Pixels)

Horror web series review

Data snapshot Aug 18, 2026

As of Aug 18, 2026, The Backrooms (Kane Pixels) has 23 episodes and 268,420,172 total views on YouTube. No public rating exists for it, because YouTube does not publish dislike counts.

Series facts

Channel
Kane Pixels
Episodes
23
Total views
268,420,172
Likes (sampled episodes)
8,133,582
Comments (sampled episodes)
399,921
Running
Jan 2022 to Aug 2026

Episodes, views, likes, comments and subscribers fetched from the YouTube Data API. Likes and comments are summed over the episodes we sampled, not the whole channel. Real fetched values, attributed, never blended.

ReviewPond analysis

Is The Backrooms (Kane Pixels) worth it in 2026?

Kane Pixels' "The Backrooms" is a widely viewed horror web series, with 23 episodes accumulating over 268 million views since January 2022. Viewers frequently praise the series for its effective horror, often noting its ability to create anxiety and fear without relying on jump scares or excessive gore. Many comments highlight the realism of the CGI environments and camera work, with some viewers expressing disbelief that the series is animated. The concept of being lost, the unknown, and the unsettling nature of the architecture are often cited as key elements contributing to the series' scary atmosphere.

Best for

This series is best for viewers who appreciate psychological horror that builds tension through atmosphere, realistic visuals, and the fear of the unknown.

Watch out

Some viewers found the storyline involving a missing two-year-old particularly disturbing, describing it as brutal and genuinely upsetting.

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Pros

  • psychological dread15
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    • This horror short is so simple yet effective as it combines so many primitive human fears - being alone and lost, the unknown, not being able to escape, being followed/chased
    • I love how the short film they were filming at the beginning captured the essence of why the back rooms are scary, not knowing what is around the corner, anticipating an unknown ho...
    • The fact that I expected a jump scare every 5 seconds but there wasn’t one just keeps on building the anxiety, it’s amazing
  • effective horror10
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    • This man is actually insane, he manages to create horror that is scarier than 90% of Hollywood horror films.
    • This horror short is so simple yet effective as it combines so many primitive human fears - being alone and lost, the unknown, not being able to escape, being followed/chased
    • I love how the short film they were filming at the beginning captured the essence of why the back rooms are scary, not knowing what is around the corner, anticipating an unknown ho...
  • fear of the unknown6
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    • This horror short is so simple yet effective as it combines so many primitive human fears - being alone and lost, the unknown, not being able to escape, being followed/chased
    • I love how the short film they were filming at the beginning captured the essence of why the back rooms are scary, not knowing what is around the corner, anticipating an unknown ho...
    • The fact that they manage to create a scary movie with just the environment and not overuse jumpscares is amazing, the scary factor isn't just from the monsters, but the eerieness...
  • realistic visuals/CGI5
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    • The camera movement in the CGI environment is the most realistic I’ve ever seen. Most of the time with the CGI work the camera is just swinging smoothly in a pattern and takes you...
    • It continues to amaze literally everyone on the platform on how realistic you can make these episodes feel. Keep it up, Kane.
    • I legit could not tell this was animated, holy fuck. Well framed, perfectly paced, sound work is great as always… incredible stuff, man
  • creator's talent5
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    • This man is actually insane, he manages to create horror that is scarier than 90% of Hollywood horror films.
    • incredible that he was only 7 days old when he made this
    • Give this man a bigger budget and he'd create a revolution of the horror genre.
  • sound design4
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    • I legit could not tell this was animated, holy fuck. Well framed, perfectly paced, sound work is great as always… incredible stuff, man
    • I’ve been floored by one simple aspect of this series this far, it’s your understanding of THAT soundtrack. That particular FEELING when you hear the synths chords kick in and the...
    • This dude understands the concept of nothing is scarier, and the oppressive white noise adds to the feel of isolation.

Cons

  • missing child storyline7
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    • Aw man, a missing two year old? Presumably lost to the back rooms? Brutal.
    • The idea of a 2 year old getting trapped there has completely fucked me up. Now that's a sign of good psychological horror! Great video!
    • 0:24 I genuinely forgot that a child ended up in the backrooms. Poor thing must’ve died scared and alone…

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