Re: [HOE] Theme Park Ideas

["David L. Hoff" <dlhoff1@charter.net>]

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> Now I know that John "Clowns ARE Scary" Goff wrote an excellent Dime 
> Novel about a theme park, but I'm wanting to do something a little 
> different. So If you were going to create a theme park and make it 
> scary (since it's sitting in the middle of a Deadland), what things 
> would you throw at the posse? To make this challenging, what is scary 
> about a circus, carnival, or amusement park that doesn't involve 
> clowns. I'll also take suggestions on possible rides and attractions 
> that I could have in my Theme Park from Hell.


Here are some ideas off the top of my head:

1) Abomination versions of the "freak show" people,  like a bearded 
lady, conjoined twins, the elephant man, a dog faced boy, etc...

2) A Hall of Mirrors where the warped images of the party members come 
out and attack them

3) A "barker" (you know, the guy with the mustache and carrying a cane 
who shouts about some attraction to get people to come over) who pops in 
from out of nowhere to announce just what horrible fate is about to 
happen to the posse, and then disappears

4) Animal cages full of the bones of lions and tigers and bears (oh my) 
that then animate, pass through the bars of the cages by dislocating 
themselves so they fit and then reassembling on the outside of the cage 
to attack the posse

5) A mime (I know, everyone hates mimes) that actually tries to help the 
posse by giving clues about things. A perfect time for the posse to work 
on their charades skills

6) Carnival games that the party must play in order to win "prizes". For 
example, one party member disappears, but then the party sees a stuffed 
animal version of him as a prize at the ring toss game, and must win an 
evilly rigged version of the game to get him back. Make sure to have 
enough games that every member of the posse gets trapped at least once.

Hope these ideas help.

--David L Hoff
dlhoff1@charter.net