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Far more disturbing than any spook house at an amusement park is a ride through the old hometown if you've been away for years.

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Jonathan Carroll
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 26
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Jonathan Samuel Carroll
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Away
Years
Spook
Amusement
Disturbing
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Parks
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