#like if the infinite ikea scp was run by divorce lawyers
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The first Percy Jackson book had an interesting concept that combined the island of the lotus eaters (from the odyssey, for those familiar- essentially an island on which people forget who they are/why they are there/how long they've been there/etc) with a Las Vegas casino (though specifically written to be kid-appealing bc you know. It's a kids book. Most 12 year olds aren't interested in roulette afaik.) and the main characters spend like... a week inside it, only thinking it's been a few hours? The main character catches on when he talks to another kid who fully insists that it's 1986 (or so, iirc).
Two books later they meet two kids who recently escaped the lotus casino after being there since 1940-something, which is in itself a fascinating concept, but that's beside the point
Thinking about the New Vegas Dead Money DLC. We need more horror set in casinos
#the other thing that comes to mind is taz the suffering game#granted thats game show not casino but still. flashy fun aesthetic. growing horror. looming dread as the characters realize the game show is#inescapable. the whole setup drawing people in to feed on their emotions. so on and so forth#like if the infinite ikea scp was run by divorce lawyers#but with neon strobe lights
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