For me, the best way I could find a reason for the interest in dark tourism is simply the curiosity of the mind. Humans are curious creatures and although some of the places and people that are associated with dark tourism might make our insides churn, there’s just the need to know more that makes us want to continue. Similar to how people (myself included) enjoy listening to true crime podcasts or watching true crime shows. It’s interesting to see these kinds of things knowing how negative they are or knowing that a place you’ve visited was somewhere that many people suffered or lost their lives. Or maybe some people are just twisted and like visiting those kinds of places. Maybe they’re believers in the paranormal going to a place that is supposedly haunted because of some sort of gruesome crime that was committed there years ago. Dark tourism can range from being something that is just sad to something that is seriously messed up and disgusting. It seems to be growing though. I think that it’s largely because of the internet and websites like YouTube that have creators making plenty of content on visiting supposedly haunted places or places where something sinister took place. Their presence becomes more popular whether for the better or worse and it makes people more interested in going, and they visit and tell their friends or make a video and the cycle just keeps on going.
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