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Welcome to Backstage at the Calamity! Our resident vampires share their story on Tuesdays. Wednesdays are for classic horror. Thursdays are for our cinematic horror aficionados. And every Friday you c...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Who would have known drafting the concept for HERMES-THOTH and The Conglomerate would entail such busy work?
Oh, apologies, what is The Conglomerate, you ask? Have you read the latest Backstage Pass edition?
Allow me to enlighten you:
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Oh, apologies, what is The Conglomerate, you ask? Have you read the latest Backstage Pass edition?
Allow me to enlighten you:
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🎟️ Backstage Pass, Vol II No XXIII: Taking a Hard Look at The Conglomerate; and Bus Driver
What started as an off-the-cuff idea is now becoming a monstrosity of a project, and Bus Driver is now a part of it.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Who would have known drafting the concept for HERMES-THOTH and The Conglomerate would entail such busy work?
Oh, apologies, what is The Conglomerate, you ask? Have you read the latest Backstage Pass edition?
Allow me to enlighten you:
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Oh, apologies, what is The Conglomerate, you ask? Have you read the latest Backstage Pass edition?
Allow me to enlighten you:
backstage.carnivalofcalamity.xyz/p/backstagep...
Resident Evil but make it cosmic horror. What name would you give it?
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Resident Evil but make it cosmic horror. What name would you give it?
The room doesn’t grow smaller. You are becoming larger. It is only your environment that limits your capacity for growth. The padded walls, the strapped jacket binding your arms, the tentacled monster keeping you pinned to the ground.
If only you could escape, then you’d REALLY shine.
If only you could escape, then you’d REALLY shine.
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The room doesn’t grow smaller. You are becoming larger. It is only your environment that limits your capacity for growth. The padded walls, the strapped jacket binding your arms, the tentacled monster keeping you pinned to the ground.
If only you could escape, then you’d REALLY shine.
If only you could escape, then you’d REALLY shine.
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I’ve been getting some emails about the Events Coordinator. First of all, holding your event in the Necropolis is some twisted shit. Secondly, I can confirm the Events Coordinator IS shady as fuck. But they’re eldritch, so I dunno what you expected, or what you want me to do about it 🤷♂️
September 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I’ve been getting some emails about the Events Coordinator. First of all, holding your event in the Necropolis is some twisted shit. Secondly, I can confirm the Events Coordinator IS shady as fuck. But they’re eldritch, so I dunno what you expected, or what you want me to do about it 🤷♂️
Oh look! Our little Groundskeeper is growing up. With a little more experience, they may soon be ready to face the wyvern!
Wow, they gave me my own company social media account? I mean, makes sense, the Calamity IS a clown show after all, and I can’t help but feel like a clown when I’m trying to survive while doing my job as the Keeper of the Necropolis.
September 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Oh look! Our little Groundskeeper is growing up. With a little more experience, they may soon be ready to face the wyvern!
What’s this? A new series is launching? How intriguing!
Listen, if you’re a fan of zombies, dystopia, or anything generally fucked with a bit of a supernatural twist, then I highly recommend that you turn your attention to the new Backstage Pass:
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Listen, if you’re a fan of zombies, dystopia, or anything generally fucked with a bit of a supernatural twist, then I highly recommend that you turn your attention to the new Backstage Pass:
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🎟️ Backstage Pass, Vol II No I: Introducing the Bus Driver, Part I
Volume II of the Backstage Pass has arrived, and with it, a new serial. Come see what we have in store for you behind the scenes of the Calamity, and join the Bus Driver as he prepares for his maiden ...
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September 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
What’s this? A new series is launching? How intriguing!
Listen, if you’re a fan of zombies, dystopia, or anything generally fucked with a bit of a supernatural twist, then I highly recommend that you turn your attention to the new Backstage Pass:
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Listen, if you’re a fan of zombies, dystopia, or anything generally fucked with a bit of a supernatural twist, then I highly recommend that you turn your attention to the new Backstage Pass:
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A vampire awakens to find … silence. What has happened to his coven? A new serial premieres this week on the Backstage Pass! Come following along as Edgar the Ancient unravels the mystery of his coven’s plight. New chapters are released each week:
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🩸 A Vampire's Vengeance, Part I
In which we begin our journey with a vampire who awakes from a century's slumber to find things have not bode well for his coven.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A vampire awakens to find … silence. What has happened to his coven? A new serial premieres this week on the Backstage Pass! Come following along as Edgar the Ancient unravels the mystery of his coven’s plight. New chapters are released each week:
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Have you ridden the Calamitous Carousel? 🎠 Our guests rate it one clown on the JEST scale, making it one of our most popular attractions. What makes this ride so popular? It spirals into oblivion, so you don’t have to 😉
August 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Have you ridden the Calamitous Carousel? 🎠 Our guests rate it one clown on the JEST scale, making it one of our most popular attractions. What makes this ride so popular? It spirals into oblivion, so you don’t have to 😉
Our resident astrologist has informed us that a misalignment in the stars may prove to be beneficial to you, our most esteemed guest, so long as you do not, under any circumstances, boil water between the hours of 6p and 1a tonight. We wish you the best.
—Calamity Management
—Calamity Management
August 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Our resident astrologist has informed us that a misalignment in the stars may prove to be beneficial to you, our most esteemed guest, so long as you do not, under any circumstances, boil water between the hours of 6p and 1a tonight. We wish you the best.
—Calamity Management
—Calamity Management
Best out of five? Oh no. We here at the Calamity do lowest out of five.
Lowest number of clowns wins.
Did you rate your content as worthy of one clown? Exceptional work. Beautiful. Cannot be rivaled. After all, there is such a thing as too many clowns.
1/2
Lowest number of clowns wins.
Did you rate your content as worthy of one clown? Exceptional work. Beautiful. Cannot be rivaled. After all, there is such a thing as too many clowns.
1/2
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Best out of five? Oh no. We here at the Calamity do lowest out of five.
Lowest number of clowns wins.
Did you rate your content as worthy of one clown? Exceptional work. Beautiful. Cannot be rivaled. After all, there is such a thing as too many clowns.
1/2
Lowest number of clowns wins.
Did you rate your content as worthy of one clown? Exceptional work. Beautiful. Cannot be rivaled. After all, there is such a thing as too many clowns.
1/2
Fancy yourself sharp at darts? Come play Hit the Nose on the Bozo—hit the nose and claim a prize! Miss the nose and the prize might claim you …
#MysticMidway
#CarnivalOfCalamity
#MysticMidway
#CarnivalOfCalamity
July 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fancy yourself sharp at darts? Come play Hit the Nose on the Bozo—hit the nose and claim a prize! Miss the nose and the prize might claim you …
#MysticMidway
#CarnivalOfCalamity
#MysticMidway
#CarnivalOfCalamity
We celebrate our vendors in the food court. They keep our esteemed guests, as well as all our employees, energized. Have you tried the cotton candy? It whispers secrets. Your secrets. How does it know your secrets? Even we don’t know. Perhaps it’s best to avoid the cotton candy.
July 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
We celebrate our vendors in the food court. They keep our esteemed guests, as well as all our employees, energized. Have you tried the cotton candy? It whispers secrets. Your secrets. How does it know your secrets? Even we don’t know. Perhaps it’s best to avoid the cotton candy.
Rides? Rides you say? We do, indeed, have rides at the Calamity! Come come, ride the Ferris wheel; it climbs high, beyond the view of the Carnival, the sight of your house, beyond even the clouds! And sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, it fails to return. Do watch your step.
#HauntedHeights
#HauntedHeights
June 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Rides? Rides you say? We do, indeed, have rides at the Calamity! Come come, ride the Ferris wheel; it climbs high, beyond the view of the Carnival, the sight of your house, beyond even the clouds! And sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, it fails to return. Do watch your step.
#HauntedHeights
#HauntedHeights
Edition XXVI of Vol I is live! Go forth and consume the latest backstage shenanigans from the Carnival of Calamity!
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June 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Edition XXVI of Vol I is live! Go forth and consume the latest backstage shenanigans from the Carnival of Calamity!
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Where the fuck are my fellow horror fiends? Where are you? Where? Tell me. Show me where to find you.
June 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Where the fuck are my fellow horror fiends? Where are you? Where? Tell me. Show me where to find you.
Body Count, Irreverent Eulogy, and, of course, the Groundskeeper Part XXVI. Are you ready to receive your copy of the Backstage Pass? No? Get ready at the link below; the next issue drops at 8p Pacific Time.
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Carnival of Calamity Backstage Pass
A weekly periodical published by Mad Alex, to bring you the latest updates for upcoming stories, recommendations, a bit of flash. Current serial: The Groundskeeper. The Bus Driver will arrive in Volum...
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June 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Body Count, Irreverent Eulogy, and, of course, the Groundskeeper Part XXVI. Are you ready to receive your copy of the Backstage Pass? No? Get ready at the link below; the next issue drops at 8p Pacific Time.
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"Works in progress"?
Oh no. At the Calamity, we have Attractions in Development. As a special treat on this most splendiferous day in horror, Friday the 13th, we are unveiling the prologue to one such Attraction in Development. Come along for the ride:
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Oh no. At the Calamity, we have Attractions in Development. As a special treat on this most splendiferous day in horror, Friday the 13th, we are unveiling the prologue to one such Attraction in Development. Come along for the ride:
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🔪 Body Count: It's the Sensation, Not a Number
In celebration of the unofficial Holiday of Horror, Friday the 13th, here's a sneak peak of the next tale from the Odds 'n' Endings Boutique.
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June 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Works in progress"?
Oh no. At the Calamity, we have Attractions in Development. As a special treat on this most splendiferous day in horror, Friday the 13th, we are unveiling the prologue to one such Attraction in Development. Come along for the ride:
backstage.madalexxx.xyz/p/body-count...
Oh no. At the Calamity, we have Attractions in Development. As a special treat on this most splendiferous day in horror, Friday the 13th, we are unveiling the prologue to one such Attraction in Development. Come along for the ride:
backstage.madalexxx.xyz/p/body-count...
It is Friday the 13th and we here at the Calamity are excited to bring you a treat! The sneaky peak of Body Count will be released at exactly 2:22p Pacific Time! Links, of course, will be posted later, and the story will be featured in tonight’s edition of the Backstage Pass. Don’t miss it!
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June 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It is Friday the 13th and we here at the Calamity are excited to bring you a treat! The sneaky peak of Body Count will be released at exactly 2:22p Pacific Time! Links, of course, will be posted later, and the story will be featured in tonight’s edition of the Backstage Pass. Don’t miss it!
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Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, and to celebrate the unofficial Holiday of Horror, we here at the Calamity will be releasing a sneak peak of Body Count, the next Tale of woe to come out of the Odds ‘n’ Endings Boutique. You can read it for free if you’re subscribed!
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Carnival of Calamity Backstage Pass
A weekly periodical published by Mad Alex, to bring you the latest updates for upcoming stories, recommendations, a bit of flash. Current serial: The Groundskeeper. The Bus Driver will arrive in Volum...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, and to celebrate the unofficial Holiday of Horror, we here at the Calamity will be releasing a sneak peak of Body Count, the next Tale of woe to come out of the Odds ‘n’ Endings Boutique. You can read it for free if you’re subscribed!
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What Calamitous Cacophony is THIS?
Oh, it’s the new edition of the Carnival of Calamity Backstage Pass, dropping tonight!
Get a behind-the-scenes look of the Calamity, and a free chapter to the ongoing serial, The Groundskeeper.
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Get a behind-the-scenes look of the Calamity, and a free chapter to the ongoing serial, The Groundskeeper.
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A weekly periodical published by Mad Alex, to bring you the latest updates for upcoming stories, recommendations, a bit of flash. Current serial: The Groundskeeper. The Bus Driver will arrive in Volum...
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June 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What Calamitous Cacophony is THIS?
Oh, it’s the new edition of the Carnival of Calamity Backstage Pass, dropping tonight!
Get a behind-the-scenes look of the Calamity, and a free chapter to the ongoing serial, The Groundskeeper.
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Oh, it’s the new edition of the Carnival of Calamity Backstage Pass, dropping tonight!
Get a behind-the-scenes look of the Calamity, and a free chapter to the ongoing serial, The Groundskeeper.
Not subscribed? Do so here:
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The Calamity now has a presence on #Letterboxd! Look, we have even gone so far as to make our first public list:
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Please do follow us there. We’ll be sharing our insights across a broad range of horror media and would love you, our highly esteemed guests, to come along with us!
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Please do follow us there. We’ll be sharing our insights across a broad range of horror media and would love you, our highly esteemed guests, to come along with us!
Predator and Alien Chronology
Here is the Predator/Alien cinematic universe in chronological order. It is not comprehensive: 1. there are a number of short films which are questionably canon, and as my familiarity does not run dee...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Calamity now has a presence on #Letterboxd! Look, we have even gone so far as to make our first public list:
boxd.it/HE50e
Please do follow us there. We’ll be sharing our insights across a broad range of horror media and would love you, our highly esteemed guests, to come along with us!
boxd.it/HE50e
Please do follow us there. We’ll be sharing our insights across a broad range of horror media and would love you, our highly esteemed guests, to come along with us!
One thing we are absolutely not talking about enough is vampires. There is never enough vampire-related chatter. Vampires in the administration. Vampires in the regime. Vampires under your bed, in your podcasts, on your television! Call them out for what they all are!
Vampires!
Vampires!
June 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One thing we are absolutely not talking about enough is vampires. There is never enough vampire-related chatter. Vampires in the administration. Vampires in the regime. Vampires under your bed, in your podcasts, on your television! Call them out for what they all are!
Vampires!
Vampires!
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Carnival of Calamity Backstage Pass
A weekly periodical published by Mad Alex, to bring you the latest updates for upcoming stories, recommendations, a bit of flash. Current serial: The Groundskeeper. The Bus Driver will arrive in Volum...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Do you like stories? We stage them. We craft stories deliriously and then publish them without shame or regret. We’re doing it right now, via newsletter:
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