For centuries, colorful lights, the sickening sweet smell of cotton candy, and screams – not just of joy, but of pure, unadulterated fright – have haunted a very different kind of landscape…the carnival. Join Sav and Bree as they dive into the fun house to discuss this one!
References
https://crimereads.com/for-decades-carnival-sideshows-were-a-real-nightmare-alley/
https://showmensmuseum.org/exhibits/the-amazing-sideshows/#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20real%20recorded,his%20museum%2C%20Barnum%20founded%20P.T.
https://childrenstheatre.org/2024/01/17/the-early-history-of-traveling-entertainment-in-the-u-s/
https://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/04/11/the_corpse_of_elmer_mccurdy_and_how_it_ended_up_in_a_long_beach_fun_park.html
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