"Come, one and all, see all manner of curious creatures and furious freaks!"
— Miracle of Sound, Call of Duty Circus
"Step right up, ladies and gentlemen - but not for children, for what writhes and undulates beyond these curtains is NOT for the faint of heart! Yes - SEE the Wolf Man of the Appalachians! MARVEL at the Inside-Out Woman! THRILL to the sensational, shocking spectacle of the Salamander Boy's suppurating slime! And for a mere five, yes, FIVE dollars more..."
—The Carnivorous Carny, Vampire: The Masquerade: Clanbook - Tzimisce (1st Edition)
The greatest Ringmaster, Anastagio the Nephandi, joined in the 15th century. It was he who increased the entropy spirits' stake in the carnival, and he played the mediating balance of power between the infernal and entropic influence, reveling in his task [...] and it was under him that the decay became a nightmare.
Run to your marks, my pretties
And to your place, my puppets!
Paint on your grins, no time to frown!
I have arrived to claim
More than my share of fame
For one night only in your town!
And to your place, my puppets!
Paint on your grins, no time to frown!
I have arrived to claim
More than my share of fame
For one night only in your town!
— Mesmeralda, in her Villain Song in Skylanders: SWAP Force
There behind the bars,
Lots of Bishops' heads in jars,
And a bomb inside a car!
Spectacular, spectacular!
Lots of Bishops' heads in jars,
And a bomb inside a car!
Spectacular, spectacular!
If you follow me,
We've our specialty:
Some tears for you to see
Misery, misery!
We've our specialty:
Some tears for you to see
Misery, misery!
— Two verses of Karn Evil 9 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
"I guess that you could say the devil's off my shoulder!"
HA HA!! Hilarious! Despair upon the worthless!!
Behind the slick, sophisticated composure,
He who runs a circus tends to be nefariously merciless.
HA HA!! Hilarious! Despair upon the worthless!!
Behind the slick, sophisticated composure,
He who runs a circus tends to be nefariously merciless.
— From ALKATRAZ, by DEMONDICE
Ladies and gentlemen
Boys and ghouls!
Step right up
Behind this curtain lies a ghastly concoction of
Delight, Horror, Fantasy and terror
Your every wish is our command!
Your every whimsical desire brought to life
But I'm warning you
There's always a price
Welcome to the greatest show unearthed
Boys and ghouls!
Step right up
Behind this curtain lies a ghastly concoction of
Delight, Horror, Fantasy and terror
Your every wish is our command!
Your every whimsical desire brought to life
But I'm warning you
There's always a price
Welcome to the greatest show unearthed
— Creature Feature, "The Greatest Show Unearthed"
