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'Backrooms' and the architecture of fear

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'Backrooms' and the architecture of fear
Plus, spomenik spotting, a modernist Montréal home and Olivia Rodrigo gets crafty
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 Backrooms 
 

Backrooms and the architecture of fear

What if the villain in a horror movie wasn’t a monster, but a place? Inspired by an internet urban legend and created by a 20-year-old from his bedroom, ‘Backrooms’ turns the fear of empty, ‘in-between’ spaces into one of the year’s most disturbing films

 
 
 
 Jacob Elordi in Chanel fragrance film 
 

The Los Angeles art exhibitions to see in June

From diving into the history of the World Cup at Torrance Historical Society & Museum to Yoko Ono celebrated work at The Broad – here's how to keep busy in the city

 
 
 
 Wood furniture in glass-walled exhibition space 
 

A modernist home in Montréal gets a renovation that stays faithful to its roots

Design studio Vives St-Laurent worked with inherited conditions – modest ceiling heights, sloped roofs and decades of modifications – to draw out the home's original early-20th-century character

 
 
 
 Spomeniks 
 

What is a spomenik? Tour former Yugoslavia’s lost brutalist symbols of unity

A spomenik-spotter’s guide – discover these forgotten brutalist architecture symbols, conceived to evoke Yugoslavian brotherhood and unity

 
 
 
 simple smartphones 
 

Seven simple smartphones that do things differently

From modern takes on the classic Blackberry to devices designed to banish distraction, there are more leftfield smartphone makers than ever. Here is a series of devices that are built to be different

 
 
 
 Olivia Rodrigo The Cure 
 

The story behind Olivia Rodrigo's hand-crafted music video

‘I cannot stress enough that the entire hospital is made out of arts and crafts’, the creators behind 'The Cure' tell Hannah Silver

 
 
 
 
 
 
Wallpaper* June 2026 issue

Escape with the 2026 Wallpaper* Travel Issue, on sale now

Discover lower-profile Greek islands, dress for adventure in Utah, and plan a city break with a Wallpaper* Travel Guide; find the June issue on newsstands

 
 
 
  
 
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