I was only 14 when I first gained interest in The Backrooms. I'd heard about this extensively intriguing land through numerous online sources. On the surface, it appeared to be a world of isolation, an endless realm devoid of human contact. As an angsty teen, it had sounded like the perfect break from reality, of which I'd always dreamed about. Young and curious, I devoted countless hours each week in an attempt to make contact with this uncanny world, but soon enough my ignorance caught up to me.