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Gaston Leroux , was influence by The Elephant Man,John Merrick, when he had written the Phantom of the Opera. It is possible that the phantom was real, not a ghost. In Paris, especially 1800's, people of severe deformity lived in the underground called the Catacombs of Paris, they lived by scavenging in what they could find up above then hide several feet below the ground rarely be caught by the Paris' Police.

http://www.infiltration.org/catacomb.htm

Catacombs of Paris: Opened in the late 18th century, the underground cemetery became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early 19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis from 1867.

The Catacombs of Paris are a network of tunnels and caves that run for more than 300 kilometers under the city.

The catacomb walls are covered in graffiti dating from the eighteenth century onwards.

Because of these potential dangers, since 2 November 1955 it has been illegal to access the catacombs un-escorted by officials and there are special police who patrol the catacombs.

http://www.showcaves.com/english/fr/misc/Catacombs.html

Just before the Revolution, Charles X threw wild parties in the catacombs.

During World War II the French Resistance set up its headquarters here.

Today modern troglodytes (cave dwellers) again have parties in the underground. There are raves and restaurants, and of course all kind of subculture you may imagine.

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