The Endless Carnival
A young woman finds an old circus pamphlet, its illustrations eerily vivid. As she runs her fingers over the paper, the ground swallows her whole. She awakens in a dazzling carnival, lured by masked performers and golden lights. But the laughter soon warps, the colors bleed into darkness, and every exit leads back to the grinning ringmaster. Trapped in an endless maze, she screams—
—and jolts awake. Heart racing, she spots the pamphlet on the floor. Its pages are now blank, but the echo of distant laughter lingers.