April 18, 2010
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Richard: After three long years, Chase had finally reached the top. He hadn’t gotten there by luck, either: he’d paid his dues through hard work, dedication, and meticulous attention to sartorial detail. Hell, Chase knew exactly how ruthless the world of showbiz could be. He knew there were hundreds of other guys who’d be happy to take his spot as Salvatore Bowles in the half-nude, hardcore production of Cabaret, but Chase wasn’t giving them an inch if he could help it.

Before leaving the dressing room, Chase glanced at his collection of mementos for some last-minute inspiration. There was the portrait of his father and mother, painted on their wedding day. Who’d have thought that two of Terre Haute’s most famous clowns would find love in each others’ comically short arms? At his feet, the statuette of his sister, Pennsylvania’s most respected F2M Santa Claus impersonator. To his right, the white metal cross, which his watchmaker brother, Ben, had converted into a stopwatch. (It ticked off the seconds until the Rapture.) And then, the chalk stains that lingered on the carpet, outlining the body of his first true love, who made the mistake of upstaging Chase one too many times during the big finale. Oh, how he missed Ted, but bitch had to be taught a lesson.

As he stood there, Chase could hear the roar of the crowd, the tinkle of the drink cart as it rumbled down the aisles of Crazy Bob’s Smile-Time Dinner Theatre, and, of course, the screams — the endless stream of moans and groans emanating from the portal to another dimension Chase had installed in an old skylight. Every so often, he heard his father shouting encouragement from the depths of hell. That always did him good. For a split-second, Chase even thought briefly about giving up showbiz altogether and climbing through the portal himself, but he wasn’t ready to leave this behind — not just yet.

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