Have you ever seen the movie, <i>C.H.U.D.</i> It was an almost B-grade
horror movie that came out in the 80's. There were these cannibals
that developed/evolved due to genetic mutation caused by contaminated
sewage waste. These mutants lived in the sewers underneath the city --
New York, I think.
Or, have you read the Stephen King novel, <i>It</i>? In that novel
there was a murderous, supernatural creature that appeared as a
kid-killing clown.
These terrifying images often haunted my mind during my high school
years, but that only enhanced the thrill I felt from exploring old
places that had been abandoned and were off-limits for
exploration-bound kids.
Recently, I was introduced to an interesting underground culture,
called "urban exploration", by an enthusiast of the movement.
The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_exploration">urban
exploration</a> culture is made up of people who explore abandoned
buildings, like prisons, missile silos, bunkers, asylums, sanitoriums,
hospitals, schools, hotels, grain elevators, and factories. They are
often history buffs and architecture and urban archaeology
enthusiasts, who record their infiltrations with digital cameras or
videocameras. They share their stories and images on web forums,
lists, and websites, like <a href="http://uer.ca">Urban Explorer
Resources</a>, and they film documentaries, like <a
href="http://www.urbanexplorersfilm.com/"><i>Urban Explorers</i></a>.
You can view the <a
href="http://www.urbanexplorersfilm.com/trailers.htm">trailer</a> to
get a good glimpse of the mindset of some urban explorers.
The novel, "<a href="http://creepers.feoamante.net/Creepers/Past.html">Creepers</a>",
by David Morell, is a horror/thriller novel about urban explorers who
explore the fictitious <a
href="http://www.theparagonhotel.com/">Paragon Hotel</a> and
experience some terrifying adventures while doing so.
Below, is a video clip I found on <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/v/uBGhe0Ptirc">YouTube</a> that
introduces the story. Enjoy,
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