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The Rise of Haunted House Attractions

Oct 25, 2021
33:02
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
Haunted Houses
02:59 • 2min
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3
Robertson's Magic Lanterns
05:04 • 3min
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4
'Madame Toussaud'
07:49 • 3min
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5
The Haunted Cottage
10:26 • 3min
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6
More Than Just Words
13:49 • 2min
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7
Black Halloween in Minnesota
15:38 • 3min
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8
Haunted Houses
18:27 • 2min
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9
The History of Haunted Houses
20:55 • 3min
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10
Getting Started in Investing
24:17 • 5min
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11
Haunted Castle Fire in New York City
28:59 • 5min
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What Happened to the Amusement Park?
34:17 • 2min
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Haunted Attractions in the United States
36:45 • 4min
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14
Alli Free Digital Conference - The New Look of Wealth
40:55 • 3min
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Interest in being scared on purpose -- for fun -- led to the development of haunts as entertainment over the last several hundred years. But the 20th century saw explosive growth in haunted house culture, and a tragedy in the 1980s led to new safety regulations for haunted attractions.

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