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Short answers to the questions people ask about liminal spaces, drawn from the two books. Each one takes about four minutes.
Why do empty swimming pools feel so strange?
A pool is made for splashing and shouting, so a still one removes the thing the room is for while the machinery keeps going.
Why do hotel corridors feel wrong at night?
A hotel corridor at night hides both its far end and the sleepers behind its doors, and the repetition gives you nothing to steer by.
Why do empty malls feel so creepy?
A mall is a machine designed around a crowd, and when the crowd is missing the machine keeps running anyway.
What is kenopsia?
Kenopsia is a made-up word for the eerie, forlorn feel of a place that is normally busy and has gone quiet.
Liminal space glossary: Backrooms, dreamcore, kenopsia and more
Nine terms you will meet around liminal space pictures, each with its origin and what it does and does not mean.
