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Business Daily: A scary business

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13/02/2024 GMT

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Why spooking people has become a real money-spinner

Why spooking people has become a real money-spinner.

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)

Presented and produced by Elizabeth Hotson

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