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Laughter in the Dark: A History of Dark Rides

Source: Entertainment Designer

Early amusement parks may not have had high-tech thrill rides, but they managed to frighten people in simpler ways. Find out about the horror potential of a dangling string and other tricks of “dark rides.”

This entry was posted in The Thrill of Horror and tagged Arts & Entertainment on January 1, 2019 by Mikki Gibson.

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