Blending horror, black comedy and rock music with circus acts, it uses goth and steampunk imagery, and references Victorian freak shows and burlesque.
Notable acts include Ringmaster Doktor Haze, Hannibal Hellmurto, Anastasia IV, Captain Dan, Gary Stretch, The Mongolian Laughing Boy, Camp Dracula, The Sinister Sisters, The Deadly Divas, and The Voodoo Warriors.
They have also performed with many stars and celebrities including Alice Cooper, Gary Numan, Marilyn Manson, Boy George, Cradle of Filth, Lenny Henry, Dani Behr, Gary Lineker, Robbie Williams, Yvette Fielding, Arthur Brown, Ant & Dec, Screaming Lord Sutch, Jeremy Beadle, and The Damned.
[7][8][9][10] The Circus of Horrors hold numerous Guinness World Records, including the world's largest custard pie fight,[11] most swords swallowed in one minute, 1040 vampires in the same place at the same time, greatest weight lifted by the hair,[12] most amount of naked rollercoaster riders,[13] and the largest human mobile which contained 16 men, including Dr Haze, suspended from a crane 150ft above the River Thames.
Not long after his death, The Circus of Horrors announced indefinite hiatus, after a tribute show toured in Haze's honour.