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* In episode 20 of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', Spike faces off against Mad Pierrot in a creepy circus inspired by the Batman animated series.
** It's also called ''Space Land'', and can be seen as a mockery of Bebop itself.
* The titular ''[[Robot Carnival]]'' is one of these. It used to be a normal circus, but years of wear turned it into this and it turns the citizens intoof the towns it visits into its new performers. Or just [[Stuff Blowing Up|makes them explode]].
* The season 1 finale of ''[[Team Galaxy]]'' features this, where the circus clowns kidnap humans for their performances.
* There were hints of something called a "Nightmare Circus" sub-arc within the Mahorafest arc of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. Sadly, it was cancelled due to the main story taking up much more time than expected.
* ''[[Black Butler]]'' has a whole arc in the manga where Ciel and Sebastian join Noah's Circus to investigate the whereabouts of children that have gone missing. Needless to say, what starts off as your average circus with jugglers, tightrope walkers, and acrobats turns much darker as we learn about the secrets behind it.
* Near the end of the ultra- [[Squick]] horror manga ''[[Gyo]]'', the protagonist visits a circus where all the acts are composed of or powered by victims of the "death stench" gas-producing virus that has ravaged Japan.
* In Tite Kubo's short lived ''[[Zombie Powder]]'', Balmunk has an entire Circus of Pain/Fear that just springs up from the ground.
* The third [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxcqoCjRPTE opening] of ''(Goku) [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''.
* ''[[Cat Soup]]'' has one, featuring a woman getting dismembered and a giant bird that's swallowed clouds (that ends up causing a flood).
 
 
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