The Liminal Spaces phenomenon refers to transitional or 'in-between' places—like empty school hallways at night or deserted shopping malls—that feel unnervingly familiar yet deeply lonely. This aesthetic movement exploded online via the Backrooms creepypasta and Reddit communities like r/LiminalSpace, evolving into subgenres like Dreamcore and Weirdcore. These 'Images With Elegiac Auras' tap into a collective sense of nostalgia and 'anemoia' (nostalgia for a time one never knew). They are frequently used in memes to evoke existential dread, surreal comfort, or the feeling that reality is slightly off-kilter, often accompanied by text that suggests the viewer is trapped in a dream or a forgotten memory.