"Satan's Circus" by Lady Eleanor Smith

Keen to know more about the mysterious and infamous Circus Brandt, a woman encourages her juggler friend to recount the grisly sequence of events that made him quit the show...and which haunt his nightmares still...

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Satan's Circus" by Lady Eleanor Smith (1931).

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About the story:

"Satan's Circus" by Lady Eleanor Smith. First published in Weird Tales, October 1931. Later collected in "Satan's Circus and Other Stories" by Lady Eleanor Smith (pub. Gollancz, 1932).

Credit where credit's due:

Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Music: Dance Of Puppets In The Fair by MusicLFiles
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The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Snake Lady by Kevin MacLeod
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The following music was used for this media project:
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Music: Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Mermaid by Kevin MacLeod
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