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This year, the horror genre has belonged to the YouTubers. While there have been plenty of critical darlings, like 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and box office successes, like Scream 7, from established filmmakers and franchises, online creators have delivered the next generation of great scares that have thrived on both fronts. It began with Mark Fischbach‘s, aka Markiplier, video game adaptation Iron Lung surprising in January and challenging Sam Raimi‘s Send Help with $51 million during its brief stint in theaters, before two blockbusters took over in the spring. Curry Barker‘s Obsession particularly dominated the conversation after word of mouth powered the wildly acclaimed film to $505.7 million worldwide and launched its key stars and director into superstardom, with Inde Navarretterecently being cast as Rogue in Jake Schreier‘s X-Men movie.
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The second of those two breakout hits, however, wasn’t far behind. Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons based on his viral YouTube horror series, leveraged its online audience and a Certified Fresh 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes to land an impressive haul of over $394 million itself. It’s now the highest-grossing film ever released by A24, surpassing the Oscar-nominated Marty Supreme with a reported budget south of $10 million. After a similarly record-breaking run that defied all expectations, the liminal space horror is finally heading to streaming this month and headlining an impressive slate of new titles coming to HBO Max.
As announced at the end of August, Backrooms will make its streaming debut on September 25, nearly exactly four months after it first no-clipped into theaters. The film tells a separate but related story to the complicated world of Parsons’ series, following a troubled furniture store owner named Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve). Clark finds an entrance to another dimension full of seemingly endless liminal spaces in the basement of his failing business and soon becomes lost exploring its twisted corridors. Concerned about his disappearance, Mary follows his trail and winds up in the Backrooms herself, navigating the strange misrememberings of reality to save him before it’s too late. Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell also accompany the stars into the psychological horror darling penned by Will Soodik.
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Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
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😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
⚡Thor
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🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
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Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
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Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
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Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
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New York City
💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
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Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
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Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
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Release Date
May 27, 2026
Runtime
110 minutes
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Director
Kane Parsons
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