Some are happy, some sad ... the bright-red balloon that hides his face. Posted nearby is a watercolor of three ghostly looking clowns in a circus, its origins lost in the rifts of time.

WHO are the people behind the faces of the clowns? We visit Stardust Circus, an Australian institution ... performances are designed to make people happy — but there is a shade of sadness ...

PROFILE of Bluch Landolf, circus clown. Landolf was born in Reichenberg ... and the reality we face is full of horrors. More and more of the world is slipping beyond my comprehension.

happy clowns are not what most of his customers want. What they seem to want is fear, loathing, painted faces, circus vibes and hints of paranormal activity. Basically, Mehar said recently ...