Decorate the area with vintage posters, red and white streamers, and creepy circus props for a creepy ambience, and ask your guests to wear carnival-inspired costumes. A Vampire Ball.

With the carnival theme, it comes as no surprise that Spirit leaned into the killer clown trope. Enter Nibbles, the newest star in a lineup of creepy circus performers.

This year, there's a new black and white circus tent, which seats about 1,100. "If you've been to a circus before, this is completely different," Copeland said. "It is an R-rated horror circus.

Enter your worst nightmares with this year’s Halloween Horror Nights stage show, “Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus.” This is the fourth version of the award-winning HHN show. ‘Nightmare ...

The circus is back in town, but this circus can be a little scary, even a little racy, yet people can still expect some high-flying acrobatics and other spectacular acts if they dare to go to ...

Copeland has 21 years of experience in the circus industry and finds every show fulfilling. "It's just very rewarding," Copeland says. "To see people just let loose for two hours." ...

The Circus of Horror website shows the following circus show times: Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15; 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16; ...

The traveling horror-themed show comes to Hemet from Friday, March 7 through Monday, March 10, then it’s off to Torrance (March 14-17) and Woodland Hills (March 21-24) with a cast of acrobats ...

The traveling horror-themed show comes to Hemet from Friday, March 7 through Monday, March 10, then it’s off to Torrance (March 14-17) and Woodland Hills (March 21-24) with a cast of acrobats ...