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RE: Horror Review: Funland by Richard Laymon (1989, Headline UK/1990, Onyx)
This wouldn't surprise me in the least, @janenightshade. Laymon lived in California for much of his life, and I'm sure he'd have been familiar with Santa Cruz and its boardwalk. Another theory floated by fans is that "Boleta Bay" is a nod-and-a-wink to "Bodega Bay", where Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds took place. Sadly, Laymon isn't around for us to ask any longer. :(
Yeah, I thought about Bodega Bay too, but it doesn't have a beachside amusement park. Maybe it's a combination of the two towns? PS a lot of the locations in The Birds are still there.