H&R Block Office Mistaken for 'Backrooms' Fan Gathering
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
A satirical article from The Onion reports that an H&R Block tax preparation office was mistakenly identified as the location for a "Backrooms" fan event, leading to confusion among attendees who showed up expecting to explore the eerie, liminal-space aesthetic of the internet meme. The piece humorously blends the mundane reality of a tax office with the surreal, nostalgic horror of the Backrooms phenomenon, featuring fictional quotes from confused fans and staff.
Key quotes
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'I was really excited to explore the liminal space between reality and nightmare, but instead I just got a bunch of pamphlets about itemized deductions,' said another disappointed fan.
'We've had people come in asking about the Backrooms before, but never an entire crowd,' said H&R Block manager Patricia Owens. 'I tried to explain that this was a tax preparation office, but they just kept saying 'the architecture is too perfect.'''
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