The Circus

Tales from the Darkside Season 3 Episode 1

Overview:
A skeptical journalist travels on assignment to a sideshow. Seated in a small theatre, he is greeted by a perverse caretaker/M.C. who promises (in seemingly generic fashion) to unearth strange, horrible, and presumably fake creatures. The journalist nevertheless feels disgusted when he sees a demonic vampire devour an actual lamb. He chastizes the caretaker for endorsing such horrific "entertainment". However, when fully realizing that these are actual CREATURES, the startled journalist attempts to flee the circus and unknowingly retreats into the arms of the vampire. The caretaker subsequently transforms him into a new exhibit, currently on display for the faithful flock of sideshow attendants who DELIGHT in being frightened.

Genre : Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Actors : Paul Sparer

Release Date : 1986-09-28

Duration : 22 menit

Rating : ⭐ 5/10 (1 votes)

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Other Episodes (Season 3)

The Circus
1. The Circus
I Can't Help Saying Goodbye
2. I Can't Help Saying Goodbye
The Bitterest Pill
3. The Bitterest Pill
Florence Bravo
4. Florence Bravo
The Geezenstacks
5. The Geezenstacks
Black Widows
6. Black Widows
Heretic
7. Heretic
A Serpent's Tooth
8. A Serpent's Tooth
Baker's Dozen
9. Baker's Dozen
Deliver Us from Goodness
10. Deliver Us from Goodness
Seasons of Belief
11. Seasons of Belief
Miss May Dusa
12. Miss May Dusa
The Milkman Cometh
13. The Milkman Cometh
My Ghostwriter: The Vampire
14. My Ghostwriter: The Vampire
My Own Place
15. My Own Place
Red Leader
16. Red Leader
Everybody Needs a Little Love
17. Everybody Needs a Little Love
Auld Acquaintances
18. Auld Acquaintances
The Social Climber
19. The Social Climber
The Swap
20. The Swap
Let the Games Begin
21. Let the Games Begin
The Enormous Radio
22. The Enormous Radio


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