Why BACKROOMS Feels So Different (w/ Editor Greg Ng)
EP409
This week on In Love with the Process, Mike Pecci dives back into the editing room with one of the most exciting editors working in horror today, Greg Ng, CCE, editor of Backrooms, Keeper, The Monkey, and Longlegs.
Mike is a huge fan of Backrooms, especially its voice, pacing, atmosphere, and willingness to be scary without constantly falling back on the same tricks we've seen in countless horror movies. A huge part of creating that feeling happened in the edit, so Mike wants to know: How the hell did they do it?
Greg takes us inside the process of cutting Backrooms, finding tension in patience, allowing strange moments to breathe, and helping create a cinematic language that feels fresh, unsettling, and unpredictable. The film presented unusual editorial challenges, including integrating its liminal spaces and slow burn tension into a feature length experience.
Mike and Greg also get nerdy about how learning to edit shaped both of them as filmmakers, how an editor develops taste, and why understanding the cutting room can completely change the way you approach production.
Mike connects all of it back to his current experience preparing They Like the Dark and the decisions he's making before cameras ever roll.
This is a deep dive into horror, editing, creative instinct, and finding your own voice as a filmmaker.
Get ready to enter the backroom of filmmaking.
Music: Code Elektro, Mitch Murder, Ron Cannon
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