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His mind terminally warped due to years of abuse, a disturbed young man adopts the persona of his father's circus act, Purvos the Clown, and sets out to satiate his deceased mother's insatiable bloodlust murdering unsuspecting prostitutes and escorts. As a young boy, Max was relentlessly abused by his mother and father. These days both of Max's parents have long since passed, yet his mother seems to be calling out to him from beyond the grave. Unable to maintain his thin veil of sanity due to constant nightmares and troubling visions, the tormented Max begins to prey on the dregs of society before vowing to end the vicious cycle by slaying Kelly, his niece and his last remaining relative.