The Mirror Mouth Circus. The Circus, #1

Six college students disappear into the woods, chasing adventure and stumble upon a circus that should not exist. Beneath its tattered Big Top, sinister clowns feed on fear, guilt, and regret, transforming amusement into a deadly performance. As friends vanish one by one, Maya, the reluctant survivor, discovers the horrifying rules of the circus: running entertains it, fighting back changes the act but the outcome is always the same.
Years later, the circus follows her, appearing wherever it hungers, seeking new victims and new witnesses. Trapped between memory and reality, Maya must confront the Ringmaster and the clowns in a final, terrifying act or risk becoming the next attraction. A chilling adult horror novel where terror is timeless, and the show never truly ends.