Scaring people has become big business.
There’s even a catch-all term for the trend: dark tourism, where thrill seekers visit the scenes or replicate the experiences of horrendous moments in history.
Elizabeth Hotson goes to investigate.
(Picture: Someone wearing a skeleton mask, pointing at the camera. Credit: Getty Images)
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