{"id":2835,"date":"2012-05-14T12:39:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2012-05-14T12:39:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T18:39:01","slug":"the-devils-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=2835","title":{"rendered":"The Devil’s Circus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday night \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Carnival\u201d came to the Colonial Theatre for a sold-out night of sin and debauchery.<\/p>\n

The Sacramento stop on the tour of the newest short feature from the creators of \u201cRepo! The Genetic Opera,\u201d proved to be just as musically and aesthetically pleasing as the trailers promised.<\/p>\n

The film tells the tale of three souls who get sent to the Devil\u2019s carnival to fend for themselves. On their adventures, they each meet a collection of humorous, spooky and entertaining characters played by a range of different rock musicians and well-known B-movie actors.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Sacramento\u2019s own Stephanie Hyden, star of many local trash films, and sponsored by The Sacramento Horror Film Festival, the night kicked off with a dance performance by Jeslen Mishelle with Mr. Dagger. Mishelle emerged on stage in a typical carnival, burlesque ensemble atop a pair of stilts. She danced to a few different songs and was eventually joined by Mr. Dagger, who coerced Mishelle into stripping down to just a pair of panties and pasties in typical burlesque fashion.<\/p>\n

Knowing that many of the people in attendance were \u201cRepo!\u201d fans, the \u201cCarnival\u201d team prepared a pre-film behind the scenes short on the creation of \u201cRepo! The Genetic Opera.\u201d Fans were treated to footage of their favorite \u201cRepo!\u201d characters preparing for scenes and goofing around on set.<\/p>\n

Victorian Goth musician Emilie Autumn, who plays the Painted Doll in the film, was overjoyed to judge a costume contest. Because fans of \u201cRepo!\u201d and \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Carnival\u201d are not shy and definitely very good at dressing up, it was a tough choice for Autumn to pick a winner. However, in the end, a gentleman dressed up as The Devil from the film won over the crowd and Autumn with his giant horns and red face paint.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Devil\u2019s Carnival\u201d film itself was worth waiting for. Terrance Zdunich, who plays the Devil in the film and also wrote the feature, was in attendance, along with Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed not only \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Carnival\u201d and \u201cRepo! The Genetic Opera,\u201d but also a handful of the \u201cSaw\u201d series as well.
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