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liminal space

In fiction, a liminal space is an abnormally unoccupied built environment, typically indoors and artificially lit, associated with uncanniness and nostalgia.

typical characteristics, additionally

  1. partial or complete lifelessness
  2. spatiotemporal ambiguity

associated evocations, additionally

  1. autobioecomisremembrance
  2. lethologica

instances

instance work category of work
The environment depicted in “The Stanley Parable” The Stanley Parable🏛 video game
The environments depicted in photos of parts of “The White City” from “The World's Columbian Exposition” Photos of parts of “The White City” from “The World's Columbian Exposition” series of photos
The interior of the Overlook Hotel depicted in “The Shining” The Shining🏛 video

adjectives with the same referent

adjective definition linguistic basis
spatioliminal pertain to one or more liminal spaces spatial-o-liminal

images involving a liminal space

Neighborhood in Twilight

commentary

precedents

  1. Clark Elieson. (2021, March 29). Liminal Spaces: A theory concerning our existence [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wPjuuXgDk🏛
  2. Farrell McGuire. (2023, March 13). Strange but Familiar Places: A Critical analysis of Liminal Spaces [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H-8zkqmI0I🏛
  3. Mr.Mirage. (2025, October 16). My obsession with empty worlds [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2xpVG5t7kU🏛
  4. Solar Sands. (2020, July 11). Liminal Spaces (Exploring an Altered Reality) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N63pQGhvK4M🏛
  5. Sunflower. (2022, February 24). The Liminal Spaces Iceberg EXPLAINED: The 200+ entry Deep Dive [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euELHYWc5LY🏛
  6. Super Eyepatch Wolf. (2022, November 1). Horror in impossible places: liminal spaces and the backrooms [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-2M_3HwFU🏛
  7. 1nf3rn06006. (2022, June 7). **YOU MUST READ THIS BEFORE POSTING** [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://old.reddit.com/r/LiminalSpace/comments/v6ihmx/you_must_read_this_before_posting/🏛