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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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Litterbox Comics | Bluesky

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You gotta be careful what you wish for during spooky month!

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A comic in 2 panels

Panel 1: Mom grimaces, her eyes wide and fully over it holding her head while her two kids argue and scream over her.

Mom thinks “I just need 5 minutes alone time!”

Panel 2: Mom sits relaxing in peaceful bliss, completely alone in a yellow walled, yellow carpeted, yellow ceiling, liminal office space, with only the electric buzz of fluorescent lighting overhead for company. Yes, completely, and totally, alone…

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justdaveisfine piefed.social justdaveisfine@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-23
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And those 5 minutes are some of the most rejuvenating minutes you get in your life.

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raman_klogius ani.social raman_klogius@ani.social
Joined: 2024-06-22
#3 · Quote Reply

"I found something at the store."

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America sh.itjust.works Gullible@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-09
#4 · Quote Reply

Just alone with your thoughts. And the memory of your thoughts. And the memory of the memory of your thoughts. And the...

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eddanja lemmy.world eddanja@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#5 · Quote Reply

"I found something at the store."

Stawp. I will never get that time back. What a letdown.

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ladicius lemmy.world ladicius@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-16
#6 · Quote Reply

Which game is being referred here?

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Notyou sopuli.xyz Notyou@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-12
#7 · (edited) Quote Reply

Which game is being referred here?

Backrooms

It was a creepypasta. Then someone made some YT videos about it. Now it's a movie on HBO.

https://youtu.be/RUZvg8lu2jU

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mycodesucks lemmy.world mycodesucks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-08
#8 · Quote Reply

"Alone"

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Dudewitbow lemmy.zip Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-11-07
#9 · Quote Reply

Which game is being referred here?

Ita a concept that came out of 4chan, that had turned into games, webseries and a movie.

The general idea of the backrooms is that its a nonsensical space where things happen that are "slightly Off" dangerous or not. The concept is open for interpretation based on writer. The general idea is to keep the space liminal and have uneasy vibes

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Something Burger 🍔 jlai.lu SomethingBurger@jlai.lu
Joined: 2023-08-11
#10 · Quote Reply

Stawp. I will never get that time back. What a letdown.

This movie was so disappointing. No exploration of the backrooms whatsoever, and a rushed ending.

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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
#11 · Quote Reply

Who wants to tell her she’s not alone?

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psx_crab lemmy.zip psx_crab@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-01-11
#12 · Quote Reply

Who wants to tell her she’s not alone?

Like, there will be a lot of parents there as well.

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TimeNaan lemmy.world TimeNaan@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-23
#13 · Quote Reply

The author of this comic really doesn't like her children.

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datendefekt feddit.org datendefekt@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-11-20
#14 · Quote Reply

The author of this comic really doesn't like her children.

I have children and can absolutely relate. My son is the apple of my eye and I love him beyond words. But just the other day we’re hiking in majestic nature, the woods are colorful and lush, everything’s super quiet. And he just can’t fucking stop yapping about Zelda.

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viral.vegabond piefed.social viral.vegabond@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-06-01
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I have children and can absolutely relate. My son is the apple of my eye and I love him beyond words. But just the other day we’re hiking in majestic nature, the woods are colorful and lush, everything’s super quiet. And he just can’t fucking stop yapping about Zelda.

But have you played Zelda though?!

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ExtremeUnicorn feddit.org ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-08-14
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I have children and can absolutely relate. My son is the apple of my eye and I love him beyond words. But just the other day we’re hiking in majestic nature, the woods are colorful and lush, everything’s super quiet. And he just can’t fucking stop yapping about Zelda.

Well, every kid wants to grab a sword and shield and fly and grapple around like Zelda.

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hopesfall lemmy.world hopesfall@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
#17 · Quote Reply

Can't believe no one posted this reference

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Tja programming.dev Tja@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-12-18
#18 · Quote Reply

The author of this comic really doesn't like her children.

The author of this comment doesn't have children.

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DagwoodIII piefed.social DagwoodIII@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-17
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This movie was so disappointing. No exploration of the backrooms whatsoever, and a rushed ending.

I never heard of 'the backrooms' before I saw the movie. I thought it was really scary and have been recommending it to everyone.

I reminds me of two other movies that I hated. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and The Rocketeer were horrible adaptations, but people who hadn't read the original comics thought they were great.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
Joined: 2024-10-06
#20 · Quote Reply

"I like it in here..."

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whoisearth lemmy.ca whoisearth@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-03
#21 · Quote Reply

Stawp. I will never get that time back. What a letdown.

And I was pleasantly surprised. I'm casually aware of online trends. I like a good SCP and enjoy horror. I was aware of backrooms through my kids.

I'm amazed a 21 year old made a movie on a YouTube horror meme and got a bankable star for said movie and the movie is not bad.

I can't tell you the last time I left a movie disturbed. It definitely didn't scare me but the story was disturbing and I quite enjoyed the ending. It implied she never actually left the backrooms, none of them have.

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nightlily leminal.space nightlily@leminal.space
Joined: 2024-08-08
#22 · Quote Reply

This movie was so disappointing. No exploration of the backrooms whatsoever, and a rushed ending.

First half was great and then it fell for the modern media trap of spelling everything out because you can’t trust media literacy anymore, on top of getting just plain goofy.

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Ramsesder13te feddit.org Ramsesder13te@feddit.org
Joined: 2026-07-26
#23 · Quote Reply

Are you sure you're alone?

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eddanja lemmy.world eddanja@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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First half was great and then it fell for the modern media trap of spelling everything out because you can’t trust media literacy anymore, on top of getting just plain goofy.

Basically, this. I was really engaged for the first half. Seemed like a mystery, thriller and horror all in one with a monster on the loose. When it started to turn psychological, it just got confusing.

I would have preferred there to be a wendigo or something much more sinister.

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