liminal
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Indiana is in many ways a liminal state, the place you pass through between scruffy Cleveland and business-like Chicago, with little to inspire romantic odes to home.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Backrooms,” from 21-year-old Kane Parsons — known on YouTube as Kane Pixels — drew on an online fascination with liminal spaces, leading audiences through an endless run of nearly indistinguishable rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Backrooms,” the No. 1 movie in the country currently, is a horror movie that takes place in a seemingly endless liminal space that articulates itself as generic strip mall or office spaces.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
“You can’t quite grasp onto the firm, lived-in details of the place,” Parsons said, describing the yellow liminal space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Most were happy enough with what they understood of their liminal existence and did not seek help from seers.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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