The Circus of Horrors, The Four Chapters from Hell is coming to Burnley on February 10, Bolton on February 25, Blackpool on February 27 and Manchester on February 28.

Following on the success of The Asylum and The Day of the Dead Circus of Horrors, The Circus of Horrors is back with their new show created to celebrate their 15th year.

The Four Chapters from Hell takes the audience on a rock and roll journey though all four of the Circus of Horrors incarnations, from The French Asylum through to The Day of the Dead.

The show contains bizarre and daring circus acts from daredevil flying trapeze to vampire crow woman suspended only by her hair, from whirlwind roller skaters to sword swallowers.

The action begins in a French asylum, where the lunatics are liberated and become part of the show, only to turn on their liberators.

It then lurches from one freak show to another before zooming into the future.

A Circus of Horrors spokesman said: “The show contains some of the greatest, most bizarre and beautiful acts on earth from daredevil flying trapeze artists to a vampiric crow woman, suspended only by her hair.”

* The Circus of Horrors, The Four Chapters from Hell at the Burnley Mechanics, Thursday, February 10. Tickets £10, 01282 664400; Albert Halls, Bolton on Friday, February 25, 01204 334 400; Grand Theatre, Blackpool on Sunday, February 27, 01253 290 190; Palace Theatre, Manchester on Monday, February 28, 0844 847 2484.