Re: [HOE] Theme Park Ideas

[Aaron Chusid <aaron@to-the-point.org>]

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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. 

I keep thinking of the Poe story where a group of people at a party are
very amused as they watch, one by one, "duplicates" of
themselves get killed in bizzare, painful looking set pieces.  The
hook of the story, of course, is the strong implication that the murders
are real, and the duplicates are the ones walking up to the group saying,
"Oh, look!  My head's being cut off." 

There are the possibilities for out-right doppleganger replacement,
cyborging someone with very well concealed implants, changlings, turning
them undead, posession, and many other fun Deadland themes.  Maybe
lots of people get replaced at each town, or maybe it's just one special
person at each stop, and the posse doesn't catch on until they run into
the show again somewhere else and realize one of those slightly
empty-eyed carnies looks familiar...