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80 Unnerving Yet Intriguing Liminal Spaces That Feel Unreal
Liminal spaces have been (in)famous online for a long time now, and we love their eerie atmosphere. However, the recent mind-meltingly massive success of the Backrooms movie at the box office has made them more popular than ever.
Bored Panda has adventured through the farthest reaches of the internet to bring you some of the most impressive, creepy, and even disturbing photos of liminal spaces ever captured on camera. Grab your compass and flashlight, and join us as we go deep into parallel realities.
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#1
Old Water Reservoir
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#2
Does Anyone Else Wish To Live In An Indoor Neighborhood?
GenuineJen 1 month ago (edited)
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#3
Train Station In Denmark
#4
Proof It's Not Flat
#5
Balcon-And-On-And-On-And-On-And-On-And-Ony
#6
Liminal Space Horror
#7
Tunnel At My University
#9
Anchorage Grand Hotel
#10
The Indoor Pool At Hearst Castle
#11
I Think We Went Down One Floor Too Far
Peter Bear 1 month ago
See, I like this. The building is making use of the space while still preserving the history and bodies beneath. That's far more respectful than just bulldozing it all and (maybe) moving the bodies.
#12
The Interior Design Aesthetic Is Called 'Unsettling 90s Mall Rave'
#13
Super Natural
#15
Seattle Ferry At Midnight
Kelly Scott 1 month ago (edited)
There is nothing that will tick you off more than getting on a ferry from Seattle to get back to your car parked in a garage they lock 10 minutes after you arrive, only to hear the ferry captain tell you they're going to wait an extra 20 minutes for those poor poor people (RICH people, unlike us brokeasses who had to work for a living) who were at the game and just can't wait a half hour for the next ferry. I actually had to threaten them that I would make them pay the (then) $120 taxi ride it would cost me to get back home and then back to the ferry the next morning before they would leave on time. It's a ferry and those captains just can't seem to get it through their heads that people actually have schedules they need to keep to. There's enough c**p that happens as it is to keep those ferries from making their schedules without adding to them!
#16
A Red Room
#17
Local Gas Station Has One Pump Left. Has Been There Since 1992
#18
Jfk Airport In The 60’s
#19
I Was The Last To Board The Plane Today And Turned Around
Nizumi 1 month ago
There's nothing like jogging through halls and halls and escalators and elevators and halls in an airport trying to make a connection flight after striking air traffic controls totally fûcked the entire continent, and you know there HAVE to be other people trying to connect to the same major city, but you are going through all those hallways and stairs alone. No one ahead of you. No one behind you. Not even a janitor in sight. The relief when you turn a corner and PEOPLE!
#20
The Hospital On My Campus Looks Unreal
#21
It Is Crazy How This Place Got Turned Into A Tourist Attraction By The Liminal And Backrooms Community
#22
The Microwave Area That The Doormen In My Building Use
Sarah Belt 1 month ago
does a young lady with long hair over her face appear from behind it when it starts beeping?
#23
This Area In My School Courtyard Always Gives Me Such A Weird Feeling When I Walk Alone In It
#24
I Just Learned What A Liminal Space Is
#26
Pdx Airport At 6am
#27
Liminal Space Horror
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
OMG there's a YouTube video of liminal spaces inspired music and this is one of the background images! I'll go grab a link for ye - it's good stuff (and AI free).
#28
Liminal Spaces Version Classic
#29
Liminal Spaces Version Classic
#30
Help Where The Hell Am I The Lights Are So Bright. I Hear Someone Talking From Around The Corner It Sounds Like A Person. Is The Black Stuff Safe?
#31
The Building Next To The Hotel Im Staying At
#36
Passway
#37
Local School Auditorium Had A Pipe Burst
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
Underwater things that should not be underwater are always really unnerving.
#38
Found In Scotland
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
This is the infinite bathroom that appears in your dreams when you desperately need to pee. None of the toilets inside can be used.
#39
Who Loves Nature?
#40
Golden Hour At The World Trade Center
#41
Igloo
#42
An Apartment Building In My City
#44
This Makes It Feel So Much Worse
#45
Liminal Space Horror
#46
Liminal Space
#47
Liminal Spaces Version Classic
#48
Liminal Core
#49
Liminal Core
#52
Hotel I Just Visited
#53
Took This Photo In A Store While On A Road Trip. Fake Skylights Are So Uncomfortable
#54
Woke Up To This One Morning And Thought I Was In Limbo
#57
Hotel I Was In
#58
This Mini-Golf Course At A Resort I'm Staying At
#60
Old Dorm At My College, People Actually Live Here Still
#61
Northern Chile
#62
A Mall I Went Into
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 month ago
Original poster --> "Yeahh It is beautiful. Its in noida, india😭😭"
#63
Where Is The End ?
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
There is no end. You are doomed to wander here for the rest of your days.
#64
Does This Count? I’m Currently Here. Airport. Alone
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
At least you *thought* you were alone... until you heard it breathing ever so quietly right behind you. And by then it was far too late...
#65
This Hotel Pool My Girlfriend And I Just Swam In
#68
Liminal Spaces Version Classic
#69
An Old Pic I Forgot I Had On My Phone
#70
UFO Cell Phone Tower
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
Looks like a parking ticket machine to me, but what would I know? I don't even drive.
#71
Theater Room In Gas Station
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
Is this one of those ones where truckers have overnight accommodation? I've seen one of those - from the outside. It had a sign on the door saying TRUCKERS ONLY.
#73
I Made It To The Very End Of My Neighborhood, What's Next ?
#74
Accidentally Pressed The Wrong Button On An Elevator And Was Taken To Some Weird Semi Abandoned Underground Hall
#79
Hallway Connecting To A Underground Electronics Store At A Roadside Stop In Greece
Beak Hookage 1 month ago
Definitely not one single person has ever vanished down here never to be seen again. Nope.
#80
Is It Just Me Or Anyone Else Feel Like This? I Swear I Have Seen This Exact Place In Dreams From Years Ago
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What do you think ?
Janissary35680 1 month ago
As I understand this meme, "liminal" means a space that's neither "here" nor "there". It's on the threshold between them in other words. The movie "Backrooms" (which I haven't seen) is frequently mentioned in the context of this meme. As Maudelin said, quite a few of these spaces do not qualify as "liminal", not as I understand it at least. For more info see Wikipedia: Liminal space
Load More Replies... Beak Hookage 1 month ago (edited)
I've watched a LOT of horror movies. Backrooms was the only one that ever managed to genuinely upset me. In fact I felt physically sick after leaving the cinema. In hindsight it was probably because of my autism; liminal spaces with bright white lighting have always bothered me. Which is strange, because with further hindsight I've been drawn to such places all my life. As a kid I explored mostly deserted sports centres and offices with fascination. More than once. At my old job I loved the scary hidden back corridor with the weird doors that didn't go anywhere. Guess it makes sense that I'm a horror fan, really. I'm fascinated by the things that scare me.
Janissary35680 1 month ago
As I understand this meme, "liminal" means a space that's neither "here" nor "there". It's on the threshold between them in other words. The movie "Backrooms" (which I haven't seen) is frequently mentioned in the context of this meme. As Maudelin said, quite a few of these spaces do not qualify as "liminal", not as I understand it at least. For more info see Wikipedia: Liminal space
Load More Replies... Beak Hookage 1 month ago (edited)
I've watched a LOT of horror movies. Backrooms was the only one that ever managed to genuinely upset me. In fact I felt physically sick after leaving the cinema. In hindsight it was probably because of my autism; liminal spaces with bright white lighting have always bothered me. Which is strange, because with further hindsight I've been drawn to such places all my life. As a kid I explored mostly deserted sports centres and offices with fascination. More than once. At my old job I loved the scary hidden back corridor with the weird doors that didn't go anywhere. Guess it makes sense that I'm a horror fan, really. I'm fascinated by the things that scare me.
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