"The greatest clown magician of all – Jack! Perform at the local circus at 8pm today! ”

In an old television set, a circus advertisement was showing.

The local time shows that it is in the 70s of the last century, and the location is located in the small town of Hoover, Texas.

In this era when modern entertainment was not yet widespread, circus performances were undoubtedly a precious pastime like gold in the sand.

When a young boy came home from school, he saw this advertisement and was so excited that he said to his parents:

"Daddy, Mommy, Jack!"

He shouted incoherently, "Idol! It's mine! Go and see! ”

Not only him, Jack the Clown is a master in the minds of many children.

Many of his performances are bizarre, terrifying, and mysterious, and those who have seen him are said to be in a trance, unable to recall any of their experiences.

And the world-renowned clown show master is unpredictable and unpredictable, and someone once reported a crime and tried to get the police to track him, but when the police car followed Jack's figure into the tunnel, he never returned.

Therefore, it is a sensational thing for Jack the Clown to perform in the local area, and you can imagine the scene of thousands of empty alleys tonight.

The boy's parents were also curious about what the mysterious clown was capable of, and readily agreed: "Okay, Mike, but you have to promise us that you won't be able to molest female classmates at school tomorrow." ”

Mike nodded vigorously: "Of course! ”

He happily returned to his room to change his clothes and prepare for the arrival of the goddess of the night, and the boy couldn't help but cheer at the thought of seeing his idol Jack.

On the wall hangs a poster of Jack the Clown, and the eccentric clown in the black opera house holds his index finger to his lips, and the clown mask on his face is full of mystery and horror implications.

Human beings will always involuntarily pursue the darkness, curiosity is engraved in the bones, and Jack the Clown is undoubtedly a master figure who plays with curiosity, his performance is always suggestive, but not explicit.

The boy looked at the poster on the wall and was fascinated: "If I could wear Jack's mask and perform with it, I would be happy to jump up in my dreams!" ”

The clown on the wall did not answer, was the silencing gesture a warning or an invitation?

......

"Ladies and gentlemen!" A magnetic but casual voice resounded across the stage, "Welcome, Black Circus, I'm - Jack!" ”

Everyone in the audience immediately whistled and shouted trumpets, danced glow sticks, and shouted at the men on the stage: "Jack! Jack! ”

The man who plays the clown is of medium stature, neither tall nor short, and his muscle lines are also ordinary, and he is definitely an unrecognizable passerby in the crowd.

But the mask on his face is quite recognizable, a clown mask that looks like a smile but not a smile, and the red nose is particularly conspicuous.

It is said that no one has ever seen the true face behind the Clown Jack's mask, he is a legend and the legend will not take off his mask.

The legendary master walked out after introducing himself: "So, please enjoy a wonderful show first, as for my clown magic, hey guys, all heavyweights have to be finalized!" ”

The crowd was a little disappointed, and ten or even ninety percent of them came for clown magic.

But since Jack has said so, it's not bad to appreciate it.

The actors took the stage one after another, and amazingly, they were exactly the same as Jack the Clown.

Exactly the same figure, exactly the same mask, and even the tone of voice is exactly the same.

"Oh my god, am I dazzled?"

Mike couldn't believe his eyes: "What a lot of Jack! ”

Dad lifted the frame of his glasses: "It is said that they are all played by Jack's fanatical fans, and they are really vivid and seamless......"

The audience is still discussing, and the performance on stage has begun.

I thought it would be a very boring circus performance, but it was worthy of a black circus, and the first play turned out to be the cutting of living people!

And you don't need any props!

A "Jack" was lying on a steel platform, with a mask on his face that seemed to smile, as if to say, "Can you kill me?" ”

Mike stared unblinking, for fear of missing a little plot.

Everyone's eyes widened to see what happened to this unprecedented itemless cutting of living people.

Another "Jack" raised the hacksaw and laughed "hehe" weirdly: "Good luck." ”

The hacksaw began to cut through the actor's body, and the creepy sound of muscles and bones being cut was heard.

Blood gushed out like a gushing out, and both of their masks were stained scarlet.

The scene was so horrific that many of the audience below already had the desire to vomit.

"It can't be true, right?" Mom covered Mike's face, a little worried, "It doesn't look like magic......"

It was so real that the smell of blood reached the nostrils, and even the blood splattered on the faces of the front-row spectators still had residual warmth.

"Hahahaha!"

However, just when everyone was worried and frightened, the cut actor laughed, and the mask on his face moved together: "Hahaha! ”

Laugh so openly, laugh so presumptuously, laugh so comfortably.

Everyone put their hearts at ease again, this must be fake, how can anyone be sawed alive and laugh out loud?

It wasn't until the last head rolled to the ground, blood splattered from the neck onto the face of the chief audience, that the crowd realized something was wrong.

The first audience member with blood on his face screamed in horror and pointed to the bloody head at his feet: "Kill! Killed! ”

For a while, there was chaos in the stadium, and it almost caused a riot.

But then the head spoke: "Don't worry, miss, it's just a show." ”

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked, and their eyes focused on the past, and the head on the ground was actually talking!

"Unbelievable!" A reporter stood up excitedly, "I didn't see any props, everything looks like it's real, how exactly did you do it?" ”

"If I tell you, my career may be over," Jack's voice came from behind the stage, as he slowly walked over to the severed head, picked it up, and looked at the mask, "What do you say, another me?" ”

The crowd got excited: "Jack! Jack! You can do anything, you are my God! ”

Mike shouted at first, but he soon realized that something was wrong.

Blood flowed to the feet, and the "corpse" on the stage was gone.

When? Without a body, where does the blood come from?

Creepy, this is Jack the Clown?

Completely contrary to common sense......

He didn't have time to think, and the show continued.

The next performances are more violent, more thrilling, and more bizarre.

A dog that can speak human words, a bird that can do math problems, a woman with four hands......

The only feature is that both humans and animals wear a clown mask on their faces.

The atmosphere of horror, weirdness, and curiosity shrouded the venue, and the rich lingered.

The atmosphere of madness is gradually brought up, and everyone can't stop enjoying this terrifying and mysterious drama.

Finally, Jack the Clown makes his final appearance.

He bowed to the spectators: "Friends, I am very happy, you appreciate the art of the Black Circus, you appreciate me, then, I will also repay you with beauty." ”

The crowd cheered, and Jack "booed" and said with a smile, "Want to know the secret of my show?" ”

"Yes! Think! Think! ”

Everyone was shouting, but Mike shivered.

While everyone's attention is on Jack, he has his eyes on the actors who are exactly like Jack.

He found that from the moment Jack came on stage, the masks on the faces of those actors changed from smiling to "crying" in an instant.

"Dad, Mommy, shall we go back?" The boy shook his parents around him, only to find that they couldn't listen to him at all.

What made him even more frightened and speechless was that the expressions on the faces of everyone around him all changed to look like they were smiling but not smiling, and their eyes were full of fanaticism.

Something has infected everyone.

The boy tried to run, but the crowd held him.

"It's definitely a dream, Jack is playing a prank on me......"

Mike comforted himself so much, he closed his eyes and shivered, for a child, there was nothing to fear when he woke up.

But Jack's voice came as promised, reminding him that it wasn't a dream: "Want to know my secret, it's easy, come on, all put on masks and swing with me!" Let's play together! You're all part of my Black Circus! ”

"Oooo The crowd cheered, uncontrollable, and the frenzied atmosphere was too much to think about.

Mike was terrified, but there was no one to help him, so he could only pray: "I can't see me, I can't see my ......"

But it didn't work, he was still discovered.

"Ah~ah~Ah, there's a child who is not well-behaved." Jack pointed to Mike in the crowd, "He refuses to wear a mask!" ”

Mike was frightened and opened his eyes: "I don't want to wear it, I don't want to wear it, I don't want to wear it......"

But when he saw everything around him, he couldn't say anything.

No matter who it is, whether it is a familiar parent or a strange passerby, it is all neat at the moment.

Ordinary build, average height...... And that mask that looks like a smile but not a smile.

All the spectators present have become "Jack the Clown"!

Mike fell from his seat, fear holding him back, unable to say or move.

Countless "Jacks" made a way, and "Jack" stepped off the stage, came to the boy, leaned down and asked him, "Are you my fan?" Why not immerse yourself in the show with me? ”

Mike nodded and shook his head again: "I'm your fan, but I'm afraid of ......"

"Afraid?" Jack chewed on the word repeatedly, and suddenly smiled, "Haha, I'm afraid!" That's great, babble, you're scared! ”

He clapped his hands and danced a funny dance, like a mental patient.

The surrounding "Jack" also clapped his hands and danced together: "Great! Great! ”

The Instant Theater became an insane asylum.

Mike stared at it all in a daze, unable to comprehend, but the fear in his heart grew deeper and deeper until he could no longer think.

The clown was tired of jumping, squatted down, and stroked the boy's face: "You are my real audience, then, I pass my mantle to you, Jack." ”

He pointed to his face: "Do you have a desire in your heart to wear this mask?" ”

Mike nodded dumbly: "Yes." ”

The clown also nodded: "Okay, I'll take it off." ”

He grabbed the mask from his face and tore it hard.

Blood oozed from his face, and the clown continued to tear hard, regardless of it.

It seems to fit snugly, Mike thought.

I was so scared that I didn't cowardice, and now the boy is curious, what kind of face is behind the mask?

Jack pulled for a long time, and the mask finally fell off little by little.

The boy saw the face clearly—

Flesh and blood blur.