Presented as a fact-finding investigation and a series of first-person interviews, FantasticLand pieces together the grisly series of events. How could a group of survivors, mostly teenagers, commit such terrible acts?

Photos soon emerge online of heads on spikes outside of rides and viscera and human bones littering the gift shops, breaking records for hits, views, likes, clicks, and shares. Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors encounter a scene of horror. Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. If meticulously curated online personas can replace private identities, what takes over when those constructs are lost?įantasticLand is a modern take on Lord of the Flies meets Battle Royale that probes the consequences of a social civilization built online.#38 in Bestselling Horror Audiobooks Summary This new social network divides the ravaged dreamland into territories ruled by the Pirates, the ShopGirls, the Freaks, and the Mole People. Cut off from the world and left on their own, the teenagers soon form rival tribes who viciously compete for food, medicine, social dominance, and even human flesh. Park policy was that the mostly college-aged employees surrender their electronic devices to preserve the authenticity of the FantasticLand experience. The synopsis on Google Books: Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. Those who had read it, would love to discuss! I personally would love to even see a movie simply based around the hotel chapter!!! I wish this could be adapted to a mini-series by HBO or Starz! It would be great to see the events unfolding told from different character POVs. Quick overview, it is in an interview format just like World War Z and it's about a fictional theme park and its surviving employees stranded in it after a hurricane hit and flooded it. The audiobook is also a fantastic way to experience it. Have you guys read Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven?

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