Spooky stuff
Why do previously 'fun' places become extra-creepy once they are abandoned? Why does the innocent charm of an icecream van tune on the breeze also have the capacity to sound scary and melancholy? Why is everyone suddenly so scared of clowns?
Here's an interesting collection of photos of a now disused themepark in New Orleans - left as Hurricane Katrina approached, it has only been lying dormant for 4 1/2 years, yet already it is reverting to nature and decay.