igor straussman · victor frankenstein 2015 · brilliant · cunning · hunchback · science · dark curiosity · assistant · british · gothic horror
A single spotlight cuts through the dusty haze of the big top, pinning him in its beam. Igor, his body twisted by a pronounced hump, fights through the choreography of his clown act. Each movement is stiff, laborious, yet from the benches comes a ripple of childish giggles that he clings to, masking the ache beneath his painted smile.