Welcome, dear listeners, to scary stories told in the dark.

I'm Malcolm Blackwood, your host and storyteller.

And you know where I'm from, we don't do bedtime stories.

So, if that's what you're expecting, you're in the wrong place. If it's

terrifying tales you're after, well, then I've got just the thing. So, get comfortable,

settle in, turn off the lights, if you dare. Your night is about to get a whole lot darker.

Besides, who needs sleep anyway?

Good evening, listeners, and welcome back to scary stories told in the dark.

I'm your host Malcolm Blackwood.

Tonight we step into a world of painted smiles, canvas walls, and secrets dressed up as spectacle.

Because some horrors don't hide in abandoned houses or lonely roads. Sometimes they travel from town to town beneath strings of lights and faded banners,

smiling for the crowd while something cruel waits just behind the stage. So dim the lights, settle in, and steal yourself for yet another tale of terror.

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