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Economy Meets: The Last Tuesday Society

Severed heads, animal skulls, mummified body parts. The Last Tuesday Society is a museum for curiosities in London. We spoke to them about making a living from our fascination for the grim and gruesome

In America alone, this year Halloween spending is expected to reach a record $8.4 billion. Indeed, from ghost tours to scary movies, many industries have been built on our love of horror. We wanted to find out more, so we went along to The Last Tuesday Society, an independent museum of the weird and wonderful in London, to speak to people that make their living from the darker side of life.

With thanks to everyone at The Last Tuesday Society in Hackney, London.

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