The video explores the popular fan theory that the web series "The Backrooms" is connected to Ancient Egyptian mythology. The theory suggests that the series' concept of a alternate dimension, the Backrooms, is inspired by the Egyptian afterlife, the Duat. Theorists point to similarities between the two, such as the use of metal doors, the concept of a threshold between worlds, and the idea of a twisted, uncanny landscape.
However, the video's host argues that the connections between the Backrooms and Ancient Egypt are largely circumstantial and can be explained by other factors. For example, the use of metal doors is a common feature of modern architecture, and the idea of a twisted landscape is a common storytelling technique.
The host also points out that the theory relies on pareidolia, the tendency to see patterns and meaning in random data. Theorists are imposing their own interpretations onto the series, rather than finding actual connections.
Ultimately, the host concludes that the ancient Egyptian connections are interesting coincidences, but not evidence of a deeper connection between the Backrooms and Ancient Egyptian mythology.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Backrooms is a popular analog horror web series on YouTube created by KanePixels.
2. The series is about a creepy alternate dimension of endless office hallways that people are "noclipping" into and getting trapped in.
3. ASYNC is a scientific research company in the series that is trying to figure out what the Backrooms are all about.
4. The working lore theory is that the world of the Backrooms is a simulation, and ASYNC's experiments have broken part of the "game engine" that's running the simulation.
5. There is another popular fan theory that connects the Backrooms to Ancient Egyptian mythology.
6. The fan theory suggests that the Backrooms are connected to the Egyptian concept of the Duat, or the Egyptian afterlife.
7. The name "KV-31" in the series is similar to a real-world tomb in Egypt's Valley of Kings, also named KV-31.
8. The tomb was discovered in 1817, but the rest of the complex was not discovered until 2010.
9. Archaeologists found the remains of 5 mummies in the KV-31 tomb.
10. The mummies were found to be mangled and missing limbs.
11. Researchers installed a metal door over the shaft of the tomb during excavation.
12. The design of the portal in the Backrooms is similar to Egyptian "False Doors".
13. The concept of pareidolia is mentioned, which is the tendency for people to impose meaningful interpretation onto random data.
14. The Curse of the Pharaohs is mentioned as a popular folklore that may have inspired the Bacteria Monsters in the series.
15. A pool of black goo was discovered in a 3000-year-old sarcophagus, but it was found to be a mixture used as an adhesive.
16. The Backrooms series has a total of 6 missing persons posters, not 5.
17. The graph in the "Missing Persons" video shows that cases of missing people skyrocket after ASYNC makes contact with the Backrooms.