dangrsmind
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The steam tunnels at SIU (Southern Illinois University - Carbondale) were THE place to go in the mid-1970s when Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson came out with Dungeons and Dragons. Many people thought that elves and orcs and demons and dragons and wizards were evil and as sure sign of the end of the world! So all the 'nerds' (who have since inherited the Earth!) went into the steam tunnels to play and be left alone and get themselves scared silly! http://www.infiltration.org/siu/
Yes, and the controversies around D&D at that time are notably similar to those we see today around horrorcore. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_&_Dragons_controversies