On Wed, 20 Jul 1994, Marc Becker wrote:
 
> Would anyone care to speculate what it means for museum professionals to
> have twice as many answers to the ghoulish request than to any other
> requests on this list?  What is the fascination with these small macabre
> dens of the grotesque?  Is this an untouched corner of material culture with
> which we theoretically disassociate but feel compelled toward?
 
Are you including Santa's Village as a "small macabre den of the
grotesque"?  Couldn't we keep Santa in the attic until Navember?
 
Mark C. Vang
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