Welcome
to a carnival most macabre; introducing a traveling band of oddities in the
Sinister Circus™. Something wicked this way comes as the Overseer opens
the show to a host of sideshow headliners, dastardly thrill performers, and
ghastly clowns. Enter the show…if you dare!
Managed
by the mysterious, hidden Overseer, the Sinister Circus™ travels from town to
town, leaving a wake of terror…and never a single trace of their passage. Meet
the Ring Mistress; she is the only one who ever speaks or even sees the
Overseer. Spending time with her horses, she craves control of them, and
everything else around her. Teezer and Giggles are the torturous henchmen
who carry out the orders of the Overseer, and some antics of their own; whereas
Teezer has a bag of tricks that will subdue you, Giggles will simply watch you
breakdown tear by tear. Enter a Centaur – He is a lonely teenage boy,
the only known of his kind, who does not speak our language. When he meets
a special young girl who can understand him, she discovers that he can read
minds, and he knows of the Circus’ evil plans. After hearing inhuman
cries of pain, our young Waif, steals away inside a circus most foul to learn of
the source of the cries. She discovers the teenage centaur, and an instant
friendship is born when he discovers she can understand his special language.
Upon witnessing the miracle of communication, the Ring Mistress orders the
Waif’s abduction. Through her captivity, the Waif meets a collection of
the bizarre: Brute – A mute monster, he knows only violence and rage.
His anger quickens through his frustration of not being able to speak.
Lucine – once a talented horseback gymnast, she is lured into the circus by
the Painted Lady; she becomes trapped in a spell of dependence and surrender.
The Painted Lady – A woman who turned her body into a canvas to gather the
attention of those around her, and discovering she has only turned them against
her, instead. Her misery is so intense, others must succumb to her. Madame
Myst – she was once the pride of her day as a gifted seer; now she knows only
the old magic that is seen as worthless to most. Sheehee – a confused,
tortured soul who constantly speaks rapid fire to his/herself. The Bearded Lady
– She thought joining the circus would bring acceptance; but she now knows she
would rather face rejection by the real world rather than acceptance in this.
And The Oddities – Three half-human, half-animal aberrations resulting from a
horrific science lab experiment when three rising young science students conduct
experiments, only to become subject of the experiments themselves at the hands
of Teezer and Giggles. Not only are they left as otherworldly oddities,
but they cannot speak – until the Centaur meets the Waif and communication
opens their eyes.
