The entire game is about a hidden US agency called Federal Bureau of Control, and their job is to investigate and hide from the general public any paranormal phenomena.
And this quote describes one of the many events from the in-game lore nearly perfectly, I wouldn't be surprised if the writers were inspired by some of it:
"Super-conductive copper ribbons were used during the dance because it was believed that their combination with 400,000 volts and expendable children opened a vortex to an alternate dimension where household items were always on sale and could be purchased for a fraction of the price. Items that were brought back through the vortex, however, risked corruption by dark forces, as witnessed on May 1st 1971 when Scarfolk was overrun by a vast horde of malevolent, sentient food blenders."
These are some posters found in-game, I found them very similar to those Scarfolk ones: https://kotaku.com/i-love-the-posters-found-in-control-18377...
And this quote describes one of the many events from the in-game lore nearly perfectly, I wouldn't be surprised if the writers were inspired by some of it:
"Super-conductive copper ribbons were used during the dance because it was believed that their combination with 400,000 volts and expendable children opened a vortex to an alternate dimension where household items were always on sale and could be purchased for a fraction of the price. Items that were brought back through the vortex, however, risked corruption by dark forces, as witnessed on May 1st 1971 when Scarfolk was overrun by a vast horde of malevolent, sentient food blenders."