

Lucifer incites Heaven’s wrath by dispatching train cars of condemned souls a-crashin’ through the pearly gates. As God plots to put an end to the rebellious deeds, a fable is told, and the midway gets set for a fateful reunion between God’s Agent and Hell’s Painted Doll, promising to make sinner and saint alike scream Alleluia!
Score
Every song is a villain origin story you can't unhear.
Costume
The Painted Doll's corsetry deserves its own worshippers.
Acting
Paul Sorvino plays God like a mob boss in decline.

Director
Darren Lynn Bousman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the second installment of Bousman and Zdunich's planned Devil's Carnival trilogy, crowdfunded by fans still mourning Repo!'s commercial death.
Emilie Autumn's dual role as June/The Painted Doll mirrors her real-life 'Asylum' persona—she essentially plays her own trauma as carnival attraction.