The Circus
Episode 1 · 1986-09-28

- Drama
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode 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.
22 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. The Circus1986-09-28
2. I Can't Help Saying Goodbye1986-10-05
3. The Bitterest Pill1986-10-12
4. Florence Bravo1986-10-19
5. The Geezenstacks1986-10-26
6. Black Widows1986-11-02
7. Heretic1986-11-09
8. A Serpent's Tooth1986-11-16
9. Baker's Dozen1986-11-23
10. Deliver Us from Goodness1986-11-30
11. Seasons of Belief1986-12-29
12. Miss May Dusa1987-01-18
13. The Milkman Cometh1987-01-25
14. My Ghostwriter: The Vampire1987-02-01
15. My Own Place1987-02-08
16. Red Leader1987-02-15
17. Everybody Needs a Little Love1987-02-22
18. Auld Acquaintances1987-03-01
19. The Social Climber1987-03-08
20. The Swap1987-05-03
21. Let the Games Begin1987-05-10
22. The Enormous Radio1987-05-17