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I am actually glad to hear that A&D may not be tied down by trying to make everything fit into some overall theme.

I disagree I'd actually go to the other extreme and like them to theme it more thoroughly. It's not that hard if they pick the right theme and subject. This year for instance they could come up with 8 different houses based on different aspects of luck and fate. This could be carried on through to the scarezones. Games of chance with a horror theme in the streets. Maybe random elements added to the houses so that the layout or scenes change every so often. When you consider the fuss they made over the appearance of Fear last year prior to the event and then did virtually nothing with him or the theme I think a more widespread theming would be better. It would certainly make you feel like you'd entered one specific place/event rather than 8 randomly assembled horrors. Don't get me wrong I've loved the last 3 HHN I've been to but I've sometimes left wishing there was more of a link. I guess Id prefer a novel rather than a book of short stories with each house representing a chapter of that story. What do you guys think? More or less theming this year?

[HHN XXI Speculation II]

Ok concerning Chance as a possible icon this year. It's true that her clown persona doesn't fit the gambling/casino theme but just because she has been a clown doesn't mean she always has to be. I always got the the impression that her image was because she was in thrall to Jack but with him gone does she have reason to dress that way? Maybe with his departure she has been forced to grow up and find her own identity. Other things like the Luck/Chance similarity and the card suit tattoo would suggest her being a good fit. Maybe I'm just grasping at a coincidence or red herring buts it seems possible. I still got a feeling there will be two icons this year, one for each card shown. It may just signify that the the queen card brings death with her though. That's the fun of speculating I guess.

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Hi everyone. Read through the complete thread, got hooked and decided to join. You guys are good, a lot of the ideas you've come up with make a lot of sense. For what it's worth I think you're spot on with the two icons (two cards to make 21) Luck and Fate. I also agree that Luck is code for Chance. Especially when someone noted the the card suite tattoo on her arm. Good job. I think that the other icon Fate/Death will be something new. It would link old to a new start without repeating a past icon. I kinda like this idea. After all what's chance gonna do without Jack to hold her hand? Move on of course. I looked back through my photos of the icons last year and they were all marked with burn marks possibly to signify Fear dragging them back to the hell he came from. No burn marks on Chance though. Very interesting.