Prompting readers in our weekly newsletter, we opened an eerie door to explore "The Backrooms" of Richmond — atmospherically liminal or unsettling spaces inspired by viral internet lore and the recent Blockbuster horror "Backrooms."

Here are a few worthy contenders:

This former Ukrop's, later known as Martin's, feels eerily lonesome.
The most glaring pick: the vacant realm of Cloverleaf Mall in Chesterfield — a pastel-pink dream that closed back in 2008. Learn the lore.
Speaking of malls, this cleared-out JCPenney at Regency Mall fits the liminal bill.
We're still waiting for this building's anticipated revival, but for now, the Intermediate Terminal Building in Rockett's Landing makes the cut.

An industrial eeriness just south of the river. | Image via anonymous reader

Plus, an anonymous reader shared this addition:

“There is an unmarked road before you exit Downtown through the flood wall on the Mayo Bridge that takes you to the liminal area between the flood wall and the river. Lots of railroad tracks and unmarked industrial buildings. Things that look important, but no one is around. There’s a generic ‘hum’ of important equipment in the air and lots of ladders that don’t seem to lead anywhere.”

Are you clued in to another liminal space around the city? Let us know, and we might add it to the list.