Paul Davis On Crime: Spooky Season circus themed event

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Spooky Circus Returns

PhillyDaily.com, where my weekly Crime Beat column appears, reports that the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA) announced that the Spooky Season’s premiere circus-themed event is back for one night only.

The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts is a recreational program featuring the largest variety of circus classes, equipment and disciplines in the region for students of all backgrounds – ages 2 and up.

The school’s “Haunted Circus 2025” is focused on honoring “spooky” films. They invite people to celebrate their favorite scary movie (or TV Show) with a tribute on stage.

Haunted Circus will be hosting 2 different shows:

• Family Haunted Circus – Saturday, November 1, 5:00pm

“Step right up, folks! The Family Haunted Circus is rolling into town on Saturday, November 1, at 5:00pm. This PG spectacle will showcase our Performance Prep, Youth Troupe, Adult students and staff. It’s the perfect blend of thrills and chills, ideal for youth & adults who want to keep things family-friendly without causing nightmares. Costumes encouraged, fun guaranteed!”

Purchase tickets now and save: Adults $15.00, Youth $10.00
Tickets at the door: Adults $20.00, Youth $15.00

PSCA Family Haunted Circus 2025 in Philadelphia - Checkout

• Adult Haunted Circus (must be over 18 to attend) – Saturday, November 1, 8:30pm

“Think you’re a ‘final girl’? See if you’ll survive a night of circus acts with a horror-movie-twist and a dash of risqué. PSCA adult students and staff will put on quite a spectacle, spinning tales of terror wrapped in sultry allure. So, if you’re up for some noisy, naughty and nightmare-inducing fun, this show is practically screaming your name. In a world of remakes, reboots, and sequels come see our homage. 18+ Costumes encouraged.”

Purchase tickets now and save $20.00
Tickets at the door: $25.00

PSCA Adult Haunted Circus 18+ in Philadelphia - Checkout

The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts is located at 6452 Greene Street, Philadelphia PA.

You can email he school at infor@phillycircus.com or call 215-849-1991.

You can take a virtual tour of the school via the link below:

Virtual Tour - Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

Paul Davis

Paul Davis is a writer who covers crime. He has written extensively about organized crime, cybercrime, street crime, white collar crime, crime fiction, crime prevention, the military, espionage and terrorism. His 'Crime Beat' column, which cover crime news, crime issues and crime prevention in South Philadelphia, appears weekly in the South Philly Review, and his 'On Crime' column, which covers crime in the Greater Philadelphia region, appears weekly at Philly Daily and Broad and Liberty. He is also a longtime contributor to Counterterrorism magazine and writes their online 'Threatcon' column, which covers crime, espionage and terrorism. Paul Davis' crime fiction appears in American Crime Magazine. His work has also appeared in the Washington Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Weekly and other publications. As a writer, he has attended police academy training, gone out on patrol with police officers, accompanied detectives as they worked cases, accompanied narcotics officers on drug raids, observed criminal court proceedings, visited jails and prisons, and covered street riots, mob wars and murder investigations. He has interviewed police commissioners and chiefs, FBI, DEA, HSI and other federal special agents, prosecutors, judges, public officials, WWII UDT frogmen, Navy SEALs, Army Delta operators, Israeli commandos, military intelligence officers, Scotland Yard detectives, CIA officers, former KGB officers, film and TV actors, film writers, directors and producers, journalists, novelists and true crime authors, gamblers, outlaw bikers, and Cosa Nostra organized crime bosses. Paul Davis has been a student of crime since he was a 12-year-old aspiring writer growing up in South Philadelphia. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 in 1970. He served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War and he later served two years aboard the Navy harbor tugboat U.S.S. Saugus at the U.S. floating nuclear submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland. He went on to become the civilian administrative officer of a Defense Department command in Philadelphia, where he oversaw security, safety and other programs for the command's military and civilian employees, and served as an investigating officer, while working part-time as a newspaper crime reporter and columnist. He retired in 2007 after more than 37 Navy/DOD years of service and became a full-time writer. From 1991 to 2005 he was a producer and on-air host of "Inside Government," a public affairs interview radio program that aired on Sunday mornings on WPEN AM and WMGK FM in the Philadelphia area. You can read Paul Davis' crime columns, crime fiction, book reviews and news and feature articles on this website. You can read his full bio by clicking on the above photo (by Brittany Davis-Pearson). And you can contact Paul Davis at pauldavisoncrime@aol.com.

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Spooky Circus Returns

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