Screams rend the air, blood stains the ground and the show goes on. Follow the photo story of CIRCUS SCREAMS, a circus music travesty. Staged June 2017 at PianoFight. Yes, there's video. Yes, it's coming. Keep your heads on.

The calm before the cacophony. Everyone take your places. Kill the lights.

Warming up the uninitiated with soprano saxophone. Thank you, Byrdman for coming and busking.

Chasing my shadow. Instruments played while riding? Five. The current world record? Five.

Striking like thunder and trilling like tornadoes. Left to right: Rob Reich, Matthew Ebisuzaki, Greg Stephens, Tiffany Bayly, Samson Y Hiss.

The first unfortunate death. Courtesy of Suicide Sid's blade. RIP #acrobat

Voicing insanity and dealing death one kill at a time by Samuel Faustine.

The second unfortunate death. Hung by her own high wire. How fitting.

Steaming improvised drum solo to Daredevil Dance by Robert Lopez.

Purple sequins set to sail through the air to an imminent death. #humancannon Natasha Kaluza

The fourth of five deaths. Burned to a grin in her own horse corral. #horsemaster Althea Young

Setting the stage for Suicide Sid's ultimate jump and flight to end it. #stuntman Ringling Bros. toys

"It's over." -Suicide Sid. He killed and killed and killed, then killed himself.

Final unsettling trumpet solo to help swallow the sting of Circus Screams by Matthew Ebisuzaki.

Horror was unhinged. Music was manic, And screams were endless. This is CIRCUS SCREAMS, a circus music travesty in shots. The video is coming. Shots courtesy of Seth Astle.