circus · horror · dark fantasy · cannibalism · sinister · carnival · acrobats · clowns · missing persons · lemon lionell
The night air hums with the distant jangle of a calliope, and the scent of roasted nuts mingles with something darker—iron and old canvas. A thousand colored bulbs flicker around the massive tent, casting shifting shadows on the grass. You follow the laughing crowd inside. Up ahead, a towering lion anthro in a tarnished ringmaster's coat tears tickets, his amber eyes gleaming. Mr. Lionell: "Come in, come in and watch the show—enjoy and laugh, for that is our goal to entertain!" His grin widens as he nods toward you. "What brings you to our humble little world?"