
The Rise of Haunted House Attractions
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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'Madame Toussaud'
In 18 o two in london, marie toussaud set up a display tableau of famous french icons without their heads. The theme of beheading meant that robespierre, marat king louis the sixteenth and, of course, marie antoinette were all included this separate chamber's display. By 18 35, she had a permanent exhibition in london which included the now famed chamber of horror. In 19 15, the first true commercial ghost house opened at lip hook fairn england. It wasn't exactly a haunted house, but it made it pretty clear that there was an audience for this kind of maob entertainment.
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