What began as a once off Halloween special for a podcast quickly developed into its own show, becoming a full production with the aim of bringing stories, prose and poetry to life. The Travelling Sideshow of the Macabre was born hosting tales of horror and madness in its own arena and making guest appearances in other podcasts including Satanic Story Time, 9Sense, Raising Hell and The Devil You Know podcast. Other segments grew from this including The First Taste of Horror, A Thought with the Ringmaster, Prose from the Shadows, Stepping into the Portal and Myths, Monsters and Legends. These new features has given The Satanic Players a chance to embrace video and audio and therefore expand their horizons in performance and content creation. As we reach our fifth anniversary we decided to celebrate with the publication of this book. The following pages contain short stories, poetry and prose from the members of the troupe. We hope you enjoy this little collection and look forward to your continued support of our show.Now, let's begin..........