Infilm,carnivalstendtobesceneriespronetoterror.ThatmysteriousenvironmentallowstheAdamstoplaywiththemaniasofSeven,MaggieandEve,afamilyofcarnieswhosehobbiesarepresentingashowaroundtheUSandcommittingcrimesallaroundthecountryduringtheDepression.Whenoneofthekillingsgoeswrong,youngEveisforcedtostealadevilishartifactinordertosaveherparents.Thisisonlyapartofthelatestinsanitybythistriooffilmmakers,whoonceagainprovidethebestexampleoftheDIYmodel—notonlydotheydirectthefilm,theyalsowrite,produce,edit,starinandmusicalizeit.WewelcomeyouoncemoretotheAdamsfamily’sblood-drencheduniverse.