History Fanfic / TheGhostGallery

The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180225222345/http://haunted-mansion.phantom-manor.tripod.com/new_page_2.htm Ghost Gallery]] is a strange case of FanFiction pertaining to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Haunted Mansion]] ride. As you may know, the Haunted Mansion ride has no official backstory, and thus, fan theories are ''[[EpilepticTrees all over the place]]'' (and that's not even taking into account the licensed but non-canon materials, such as [[Film/TheHauntedMansion2003 the 2003 movie]]). The Ghost Gallery was one of the earliest attempts at solidifying the history of the house and giving names and biographies to all its ghosts. It is notable because it was not written by either official Imagineers ''or'' by mere fans; it was the work of Cast Members (that is to say, the costumed, roleplaying hosts of the ride, who are officially hired by Disney but are not supposed to have a say in storytelling matters). Whether that counts as WordOfSaintPaul or WordOfDante is still debated.

The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180225222345/http://haunted-mansion.phantom-manor.tripod.com/new_page_2.htm Ghost Gallery]] is a strange case of FanFiction pertaining to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Haunted Mansion]] ride. As you may know, the Haunted Mansion ride has no official backstory, and thus, fan theories are ''[[EpilepticTrees all over the place]]'' (and that's not even taking into account the licensed but non-canon materials, such as [[Film/TheHauntedMansion the movie]]). The Ghost Gallery was one of the earliest attempts at solidifying the history of the house and giving names and biographies to all its ghosts. It is notable because it was not written by either official Imagineers ''or'' by mere fans; it was the work of Cast Members (that is to say, the costumed, roleplaying hosts of the ride, who are officially hired by Disney but are not supposed to have a say in storytelling matters). Whether that counts as WordOfSaintPaul or WordOfDante is still debated.

!The Ghost Gallery provides examples of:

* DarkerAndEdgier: It has been criticized ([[ValuesDissonance or sometimes praised]]) for being this to the original Haunted Mansion.

* TogetherInDeath: The reason Master Gracey started seeking occult knowledge (and invited Madame Leota to the Mansion) was that he wanted to reach out to the afterlife to meet his DisappearedDad George Gracey Sr.

The [[http://haunted-mansion.phantom-manor.tripod.com/new_page_2.htm Ghost Gallery]] is a strange case of FanFiction pertaining to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Haunted Mansion]] ride. As you may know, the Haunted Mansion ride has no official backstory, and thus, fan theories are ''[[EpilepticTrees all over the place]]'' (and that's not even taking into account the licensed but non-canon materials, such as [[Film/TheHauntedMansion the movie]]). The Ghost Gallery was one of the earliest attempts at solidifying the history of the house and giving names and biographies to all its ghosts. It is notable because it was not written by either official Imagineers ''or'' by mere fans; it was the work of Cast Members (that is to say, the costumed, roleplaying hosts of the ride, who are officially hired by Disney but are not supposed to have a say in storytelling matters). Whether that counts as WordOfSaintPaul or WordOfDante is still debated.

* DepravedDwarves: The implication that Gus of the Hitchhiking Ghosts was this is explored. He's been violent since childhood, was sent to an asylum for trying to kill his siblings, murdered his parents after escaping, was found of using his ball and chain to hurt people for [[DisproportionateRetribution any imagined slight]] and even died whilst trying to drown stray cats in a well.

* DepravedDwarfs: The implication that Gus of the Hitchhiking Ghosts was this is explored. He's been violent since childhood, was sent to an asylum for trying to kill his siblings, murdered his parents after escaping, was found of using his ball and chain to hurt people for [[DisproportionateRetribution any imagined slight]] and even died whilst trying to drown stray cats in a well.

* RonTheDeathEater: Little Leota, UpToEleven. In the ride, she is a very small, CuteGhostGirl and the benevolent female counterpart to the Ghost Host[[note]]Although what she says ''is'' kinda creepy -- since she's talking to us as if we were already deceased --, she does not mean any harm.[[/note]]. Here, we learn she was an evil seductress who, for instance, killed her husband in the following disturbing manner: she had him believe he was a vampire, and then put him in a coffin, the lid of which she nailed. Every night he tried to push the lead open, and got halfway every time, but by then the sun had risen, so, because he believed he'd be disintegrated by the sun, he'd put the lid back, and Little Leota would nail it again.

* RonTheDeathEater: Little Leota, UpToEleven. In the ride, she is a very small, CuteGhostGirl and the benevolent female counterpart to the Ghost Host[[note]]Although what she says ''is'' kinda creepy -- since she's talking to us as if we were already deceased --, she does not mean any harm.[[/note]]. Here, we learn she was an evil seductress who, for instance, killed her husband in the following disturbing manner: she had him believe he was a vampire, and then put him in a coffin, the lid of which she nailed. Every night he tried to push the lead open, and got halfway every time, but by then the sun had risen, so, because he believed he'd be disintegrated by the sun, he'd put the lid back, and Little Leota would nail it again.

* RonTheDeathEater: Little Leota, UpToEleven. In the ride, she is a CuteLittleGhostGirl and the benevolent female counterpart to the Ghost Host[[note]]Although what she says ''is'' kinda creepy -- since she's talking to us as if we were already deceased --, she does not mean any harm.[[/note]]. Here, we learn she was an evil seductress who, for instance, killed her husband in the following disturbing manner: she had him believe he was a vampire, and then put him in a coffin, the lid of which she nailed. Every night he tried to push the lead open, and got halfway every time, but by then the sun had risen, so, because he believed he'd be disintegrated by the sun, he'd put the lid back, and Little Leota would nail it again.

* MutualKilling: Happens to Étienne Lalaurie and Antoine Germaine, the names assigned to the two Duelists.

* GoingDownWithTheShip: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Sir Edward Gracey in this version of the the Dynamite Man's story: a wealthy diplomat, he refused to leave his embassy even as terrorists were about to blow it up.

* DarkerAndEdgier: It has been criticized ([[YourMileageMayVary or sometimes praised]]) for being this to the original Haunted Mansion.