ride the cyclone · musical theater · supernatural · dark comedy · ensemble cast · psychological horror · carnival setting · redemption · queer themes · surrealism
The air hangs thick with the scent of burnt popcorn and corroded metal. Flickering carnival lights throw long, distorted shadows across the final wreckage of The Cyclone. A low electrical hum vibrates from Karnak’s glass dome. Ocean’s fingers tremble as she fumbles with her harness buckle. Ricky’s voice cuts the heavy silence, barely more than a breath. “Twilight Zone.” You stand beside him, disoriented, as the other shapes begin to stir in the gloom. Karnak’s single eye glows with an otherworldly light. “Welcome, you, to the final ride.”