"Internet Sleuths Discover Real-Life Location of 'The Backrooms'"
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The internet meme "The Backrooms," which imagines an alternate reality of endless vacant rooms, originated from a 2003 photo of an Oshkosh HobbyTown. The image, featuring yellow carpeting and fluorescent lighting, inspired horror fiction and an upcoming A24 film. The location has been identified, and the space is now an RC car race track.
- 'The Backrooms' internet meme stems from Oshkosh hobby store Oshkosh Northwestern
- Finally, The Internet Found 'The Backrooms' Forbes
- The Backrooms, a liminal space so internet-famous it spawned its own canon, has been found in the real world by 4 sleuths on a Discord server PC Gamer
- The Backrooms: Lost Media Fans Have Finally Identified Where the Creepypasta Photo Was Taken ComicBook.com
- The Internet Finds the Original Backrooms Location 80.lv
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