Sideshows: 


1. Saccharina Sweet's Sensationally Sublime Sugar Babies! 
~ "They love alliteration at the Circus." 

2. Lil’ Lollipop's Little Lollipops! ~ "There's a sucker born 
every minute." 

3. The Marvellously Macabre Mechanical Marionette 
Matinee! ~ "/f/ ever get free, I'll be hellbent, on making them 


my merry merry marionettes!" 

4. Papa's Precociously Provocative Pickl'd Punkz! ~ "Does a 
mind-controlled, fusion powered mech-suit count as 
reasonable ?" 

5. The Menagerie of Mayhem's Mind-bending Mewling 
Monstrosities! ~ "/ only got scratched... twenty-something 
times? And that was when they liked me." By 
RecursiveRecursion ! 

6. The Sumerian Sorcerer's Sadistically Satanic Saddle! ~ "/n 
its active state, living horses (Equus caballus) react with panic 
upon becoming aware of SCP-3886's presence." By 
Ember16 ! 


Promotional Materials: 


1.Herman Fuller Presents: Icky the Magic Clown ~ 
"| decided at a young age that | wasn't going to let fear stop 
me from being who | am." 

2.Herman Fuller Presents: The Amazing Zoltan ~ 
"Anyway, he comes into the shop wanting us to make him a 
philosopher's stone out of molasses." 

3.Herman Fuller Presents: The Skeleton Dance ~ 
"For as long as the preternatural performing arts have existed, 
men have reanimated the dead for entertainment." By 
PeppersGhost ! 

4.Herman Fuller Presents: Nixie the Nereid ~ "My 
sisters and | are Mermaids. Not nereids, not sirens, not sea 
nymphs; Mermaids!" 

5. Herman Fuller Presents: The Dread Behemoth ~ "/t was 
sheer chance | was there that day - | had an appointment with 
my haberdasher about expanding the storage capacity in my 
top hat - but what good fortune it was!" 


Thanks to our Sponsors: 


Marshall, Carter & Dark 


1. 'Osteotronic Cubes' (VXY33/F7RQ3/9XAD1) ~ "/ 
named mine Sans, like from Undertale, and now he's gone. 


You owe me for pain and suffering!" 

2.'The Dark Web' (DKE79/O2RG5/4JLW6) ~ "It really goes 
to show that good ethics is good business." 

3. ‘Kaiju Caviar’ (OCN39/T5FG6/7HJL2) ~ "Nonetheless, | must 
state frankly that | consider eating the eggs of a sea monster 
frivolity to the point of insanity." 

4. Micky D's ~ “Carter, |! am not manipulating the global 
economy to drive McDonald's out of business just because 
they share our initials." 

5. Text Message in a Bottle ~ "Lolly, before we go any further 
I'm going to need you to turn the caplocks off. I'm reading 
everything you're typing in H'rasm'Kal's voice." 

6. 'Fidget Winners' (FDG43/W1NR3/5SLA2) ~ "As for the 
show itself; | nearly died and lost every damn bet | made, but 
that was the best damn freak fight I've ever seen." 


Doctor Wondertainment 


1. Vend-a-Friend ~ "My suitcase was at my feet because | didn't 
trust leaving it alone; if anyone were to see my stuffies, 
watercolors, and risperdal I'd feel terribly judged." By 
DarkStuff ! 


The Utterly Bazaar 


1. Utter Depravity ~ "The catacombs were a perfect abode for a 
noble such as himself; vast, ostentatious, dark, and amply 
stocked with the preserved remains of peasants to feast 
upon." 


The main reason | created this series was to finish what 
PeppersGhost started. He briefly mentioned a female Ringmaster in 
SCP-2094, with the clear intention of setting up a further narrative 
that was never followed up on. PeppersGhost did have an overall 
arc he intended to tell with Herman Fuller, but this arc was left 
incomplete. In private e-mails with PeppersGhost he informed me of 
his overall plan for the Circus, and with his continued input | hope to 
complete it myself to the best of my ability. 


Why do this? Well, | like the Circus partially because in some ways 


it's the exact opposite of the Foundation. When The Administrator 
found his first anomaly, he decided it was something to be locked up 
and kept secret forever. When Herman Fuller found his, he decided 
to pitch a tent and charge admission. My ideology towards the 
anomalous is actually closer to that of the Serpent's Hand's than it is 
to the Foundation's. Not everything anomalous is dangerous, and 
the Foundation's policy of locking every anomaly up ‘just in case’ is 
both immoral and to Humanity's detriment. One of my favourite 
SCPs is 8900-EX because it illustrates the Foundation's edict of 
preserving the status quo, even if changing the status quo would be 
a good thing. The Circus is a place where people can see actual 
magic, and where anomalous people have more freedom than they 
would in containment. 


| also have a fondness for the early days of the Foundation; whacky 
senior staff, insane cross testing, etc. The Circus gives me a venue 
to write in that style that would otherwise not be acceptable. 


| will do my best to continue the story PeppersGhost started, and 
maybe one day the tale of Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting 
will be known in its entirety. 


Current Contributors: 


* DarkStuff , author of the Vend-a-Friend Arc 

* RecursiveRecursion , author of SCP-3718 and Let's Get 
This Show On The Road! 

* PeppersGhost , Creator of Herman Fuller and author of 
The Skeleton Dance 

* Ember16 , author of SCP-3886 

* DrChandra , Canon Founder and author of everything else. 


| am proud to announce that Dread & Circuses is officially a Canon. 
If you're interested in contributing to Dread & Circuses and need 
feedback on anything just send a message to DrChandra. Fanart 
is also welcomed. 


For a more general sense of how to write for Dread and Circuses, | 
would like to quote the Gol page on tv tropes: 


Description: SCP-623 is a room of roughly 7 x 7 x 7 meters, built in 
196 by Dr.H D_ ,abiochemical professor at University, built 
as part of [DATA EXPUNGED]. Dr.D was subsequently arrested 
for his activities, but not before his students and followers began 
making copies of the room. As of 201 , at least recreations of 
SCP-623 have been found across college campuses. 


The room is quite large and consists of the following objects: 
* One (1) Blue Couch 

* One (1) Red Couch 

* One (1) Green Couch 

* One (1) White Beanbag chair 

* One (1) Circular Table, emulating a color wheel 

* Seven (7) chairs surrounding aforementioned table 

* Seven (7) multi-colored lighting fixtures 


All of the furniture is arranged in a unique, mathematical-based 
pattern, coinciding with the patterns on both the walls and floor. All 
of the furniture has been nailed to the floor, most likely prior to 
painting. Because of the high ceilings, the eye is naturally drawn up 
to the psychedelic patterns on the walls. The arrangement of the 
furniture, the patterns surrounding the room, and their combined 
acoustics have a profound effect on mental behavior, regardless if 
the affected observer is deaf or blind. These effects extend through 
remote monitoring devices, still photos, and audio recording devices. 


Upon entering SCP-623, personnel have described a feeling of 
relaxation. After three (3) minutes from entering SCP-623, personnel 
are incapable of violence, becoming docile and harmless. For the 
effects after five (5) minutes, refer to document #623-1. Due to the 
room’s pacifying effects, all attempts at removing the furniture are 
futile. 


Exiting SCP-623 exhibits inverse withdrawal effects. Immediately 
after observation has stopped, observers will feel an intense jolt 
back to the outside world, which becomes significantly stronger over 
time spent inside. Other side effects vary over time. Upon leaving 
SCP-623 within one (1) minute of entering, personnel have reported 
feeling uneasy, jittery, and slightly paranoid. After leaving SCP-623 
three (3) minutes from entering, personnel have exhibited anxiety, 
fear, and in worse cases, depression. For effects after five (5) 


"Circus of Fear: Zig-Zagged. When the sadistic Fuller was in 
charge, the circus fully embraced this trope to the point of Card- 
Carrying Villain. In the post-Fuller era, while the circus's ethics are 
grey at best and it still lives up to the disquieting part of its name, it 
seems to have shifted significantly toward a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits 
just trying to make a living and show people a Creepy Awesome 
time." 


Remember that. The Circus may be morally ambiguous and creepy 
as hell, but at its core it's a community of anomalies just trying to 
survive and find solidarity with each other. The Circus is Family, and 
Family stays together. 


You should definitely read SCP-2094 since that's more or less the 
'Zig-zag' point. Motormouth provided a positive perspective on the 
Circus that is very different from PeppersGhost's four previous 
Circus scips. 


Ideally, you should also read this entire series if you're going to write 
for it, but at the very least make sure you've read a tale that features 
the characters you're writing about. As with other Canons, 
everything should be relatively consistent. 


Though my depiction of MC&D in this Canon is heavily inspired by 
Wills and Ways as well as Bloodbaths, Dread & Circuses does not 
share a continuity with Randomini's Acidverse. It does, however, dip 
into the S&C Plastics, War on all Fronts and Ship in a Bottle canons. 


As for adding entries to this hub, keep in mind that tales are ordered 
chronologically, not by posting, and that any tale set before Former 
Assets should go under Opening Acts, with tales set after that going 
under Headlining. Stand-alone tales should work fine on either of 
these, however, if you're planning on a series that doesn't neatly fit 
into either Opening Acts or Headlining, put them under Special 
Attractions. SCPs are arranged numerically under Sideshows. 
Anything else can be by posting order for now, but | may change 
that at some point. 


Main Characters: 


Icky - The Current Ringmaster of the Circus. Like most 
Clowns, she's energetic to the point of hypomania. Normally 
extremely happy, but can become psychotically enraged if 
anyone she cares about is put in danger. 

Manny - Also known as the Man with the Upside-Down Face. 
Originally Herman's thug, but slowly accrued power over 
decades until they were de facto partners, a role now shared 
with Icky. He mostly handles things behind the scenes. He's 
also responsible for the Circus's pretermemetic defences (see 
below). 

Lolly - Her full stage name is Li'l Lollipop. She's Icky's lover, 
assistant, and de facto second in command. Even for a 
Clown, she's excessively energetic, friendly and happy. Loves 
Icky and the Circus more than anyone, and is fiercely loyal to 
both (I'd also like to make it clear that despite her childish 
persona she is physically and chronologically an adult, as 
some readers were uncertain about this). 

Victor Chan - A young MC&D rep from the Hong Kong office, 
and was assigned the Circus as a client. Relatively 
inexperienced and still uncomfortable with the anomalous, he 
functions as a 'straight-man' and audience surrogate. 


Also, here they are as buns 


by SunnyClockwork 


The Attractions of the Circus include, but are not limited to: 


The Big Top (Currently run by Icky, puts on feature-length 
performances of the Circus's best acts each afternoon and 
evening) 

The Den of Freaks (Self-explanatory) 

The Menagerie of Mayhem (Displays and houses fantastic 
anomalous beasts, like Bubblegum the Alcoholic Elephant) 
The Hall of Humans Extraordinaire (Gary and Zoltan work 
here, as did Icky prior to becoming a Clown) 

The Petting Zoo (small, for kids, home of the Obama Llama) 
The Fun-lover's Funhouse (Fun-lovers are kept in here 
when not needed. Going in unescorted or wandering off from 
the tour group is ill-advised) 


The Mermaid Exhibit (This was actually the first anomalous 
attraction Herman ever built for the Circus, featuring a 
reanimated Fiji Mermaid he stole from P.T. Barnum. It's 
housed various aquatic themed attractions over the years, 
such as the (fraudulent) heart of the Dread Behemoth, but at 
present its main attraction is a small pod of genuine 
Mermaids, led by Nixie) 

A midway featuring rides, games, and concession stands. 
Numerous tents for individual acts, like Virtuoso. 


Ancillary sites within the Circus include: 


The Ringmaster's Tent (Icky, Manny and sometimes others 
will use this as an office) 

The Kaleidoscope (The Circus's method of anomalous 
transport, capable of creating Ways on demand into nearly 
any door in the Multiverse) 

Clown Alley (a single trailer modified into a hyperdimensional 
orthotope, capable of comfortably housing the Circus's entire 
Clown population) 

Dormitory Trailers (train-car sized trailers divided into either 
eight single sized or four double sized sleeping compartments 
with a shared washroom. Top talent receives private trailers, 
while non-performers often have to double up inside single 
compartments) 

The Cookhouse (prepares and serves meals buffet-style to 
Circus staff) 

Trailers for storage, transport, and support (laundry, infirmary, 
etc.) 


Clowns are funny...: 


Original Clowns: Lovecraftian reality-benders from another 
plane of existence that took near-human form to join Herman 
Fuller's Circus(they were bored). Eugene and Pius are the 
foremost examples. 

Converted/Turned Clowns: Humans converted into Clowns. 
They're a little more normal looking and a little less 
temperamental but otherwise the same as the Originals. Icky 
and Lolly are both examples of Turned Clowns. 

Bred Clowns: Created by Dick C. Normus using biological 


material from both Originals and Turned Clowns. These 
Clowns have very specific and very extreme traits, and are 
typically less intelligent than other Clowns. Mr. Noodles is a 
Bred Clown. As a side-effect of being gestated in Fun-lovers, 
they produce their own Milk, and therefore require milking or 
they'll literally explode. Orignal and Turned Clowns must drink 
Clown's Milk to survive, and only require milking if they 
overindulge. 

¢ Not Clowns: Professional clowns, some anomalous and 
some not, who have nothing to do with True Clowns. 
Motormouth and Jester the Goblin were both professional 
clowns who were Not Clowns. 


Other Nouns: 


¢ Pretermemetics - Information which is selectively memetic or 
anti-memetic depending on the nature of the recipients or 
circumstances. The Circus itself is pretermemetic, being nigh 
imperceptible to its enemies while simultaneously drawing in 
customers from miles around. Most customers typically only 
remember what they experienced as dreams or illusions. 

The Utterly Bazaar - An inter-dimensional marketplace, first 
appearing in the Acidverse tale Jam Jars. Circus members 
visit it regularly. 

The Library and the Serpent's Hand - If you've been on the 
site for any length of time you know about these two. Circus 
members visit the Library often, both for books and to meet 
with contacts in the Serpent's Hand. 

Iris Dark - | poached her from the Acidverse as well. Dread 
lris is Percival Darke's heir, proxy, and apprentice. She's a 
tech genius who's also dabbling in ancient black magic. Due 
to the Circus's recent agreement to allow MC&D to use the 
Kaleidoscope on a limited basis, Percy sends her through it on 
assignments now and then. 


If you're aware of any adaptations, fanworks, what-have-you 
that aren't on this list, feel free to edit them in. 


¢ TheeSherm has done a reading of Your Call Is 
Important To Us. I'm quite impressed that he was able to 


do so many voices and keep them all straight. 

* SCP-3440 has an entry on tv tropes, and the events of Dread 
& Circuses appear to be referenced under the Gol page as 
well. 

¢ And, as previously mentioned, them as buns by 
SunnyClockwork. 


Got questions? Ask them here or in the comments section, and 
I'll do my best to answer. 


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