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House of leaves is my all time favourite mindfuck horror literature. I just recommend going hard copy over ebook as the formatting is super important. I can't really describe it except to say I can see how Backrooms could be inspired by it.
I just reread house of leaves. It's very good.
The first time I read it, it was right after taking like Theory & Criticism 400 in college, so the academic prose seemed just normal. I lent it to a friend who hasn't read anything more advanced than Harry Potter in decades, and it really gave her brain a workout.
It's worth it. The story is fascinating and it's a good mental workout.
sounds great!