funhouse
Maze of mirrors
A funhouse is an attraction at amusement parks and carnivals featuring disorienting or surprising elements—distorting mirrors, moving floors, dark passages, air jets.
The appeal lies in mild fright and loss of control in a safe environment.
Figuratively, any chaotic or bewildering situation: The interview felt like a funhouse of weird questions.
Returned light or thought
- distortionTwisting from original state
- warpedBent out of true
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- bentCurved; also dishonest
twisted · elongated · squat · illusion · glass · optics · hallway · gallery
Outdoor amusement venue
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- attractionPull toward something
- admissionEntry or confession
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
sideshow · arcade · rides · pier · boardwalk · kiosk · neon · barker
Vocal expression of amusement
- screamsLoud, piercing cries
- shrieksSharp, piercing cries
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- echoesReflected sound waves
spooky · eerie · whimsical · chaotic · disorienting · surprises · startle · gags
Intricate passage network
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- turnsRotations or chances
- dead-endsPassages with no exit
disorientation · navigation · exploration · escape · trapped · lost · spinning · tilted
reflection
Returned light or thought
- distortionTwisting from original state
- warpedBent out of true
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
bent · twisted · elongated · squat · illusion · glass · optics · hallway · gallery · perspective
fairground
Outdoor amusement venue
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- attractionPull toward something
- admissionEntry or confession
tickets · sideshow · arcade · rides · pier · boardwalk · kiosk · neon · barker · spookhouse
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
echoes · spooky · eerie · whimsical · chaotic · disorienting · surprises · startle · gags · pranks
labyrinth
Intricate passage network
dead-ends · disorientation · navigation · exploration · escape · trapped · lost · spinning · tilted · rooms
- fairgroundsfairground, ferris wheel, carousel, cotton candy, funnel cake
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- amusementsarcade, carnivals, pinball machine, fairs, ferris wheel
- amusement parksroller coaster, Ferris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, thrill rides
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- entertainment spotsmovie theater, cinema, arcade, amusement park, theme park
funhousehouse of horrors
haunted house · torture chamber · dungeon · death row · asylum
funhouseworkhouse
Institution housing poor laborers
funeral home · morgue · courthouse · office building · hospital
funhouseisolation cell
Solitary confinement quarters
sterile room · quiet room · meditation hall · padded cell · void
- funhouse mirrorCurved reflective panel distorting appearances