Looking at these images of the lifeless amusement park, “Koga Family Land,” in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, we almost hear the echoic laughter of phantom children and the dead dub of happy music.
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Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory... More by Charles Mudede
Fantastic!
Seattle Center, 2045.
Has there been a decent horror movie set in an amusement park? Other than “Killer Clowns from Outer Space,” of course. If not, someone should get on that.
Best Mudede post ever!
They should film a post-apocalyptic flick there.
No hentai chicks?
is “echoic” a word?
@4 Agreed!
Love love love these pics.
Cool and creepy. It’s kinda like http://www.deadmalls.com
it looks like the DHARMA station The Carousel.
the north korean one is way better.
google it you lazy fucks
You just know that shit comes to life at night.
@3- Carnival of Souls?
@3 – KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
An instant classic!
@3: Spirited Away
You’ve peeked into my soul….
@2, exactly what i was thinking.
@13: The new one looks terrible, but the old one sounds watchable.
@14: I can’t believe I had never heard of that! Amazing!
@15: I’ve seen that, I don’t remember anything about an amusement park… also, it’s a cartoon. Not quite the same.
Still, it appears to be about time to make an actually scary, non-sucky movie set in an amusement park. This place looks perfect.
Amazing, incredible photos. Another vote for Best Mudede Post Ever.
Also, total “Spirited Away” flashback.
Just…wow. Incredible.
It looks like a job for Scooby and the kids.