Step right up… to a carnival that was never meant for children. 

In The Goblin Carnival: Nursery Tent by Polly Bane, fantasy meets nightmare in a haunting tale of transformation, discipline, and the dangerous price of curiosity. What begins as a moonlit stroll through a traveling fair becomes a descent into another realm—where goblins trade in secrets, shame, and surrender instead of gold. 

Our heroine enters the carnival seeking escape from her ordinary life. The air hums with music that feels alive, the tents pulse with color, and the scent of sugar hides something metallic underneath. When she crosses the striped threshold of the Nursery Tent, she learns that every visitor must play a part. The goblins’ games are not for applause—they are for obedience. 

Inside, mirrors whisper, rules twist, and the line between fear and fascination blurs. The more she resists, the more the carnival reveals what it truly wants: not her body, but her will. 

This episode explores:
🎪 The myth of the carnival as a place of punishment and rebirth
🕯️ Why fantasy often mirrors our need to surrender control
💭 How Polly Bane turns humiliation and power into psychological allegory
🌙 The tension between freedom, discipline, and the longing to be seen 

The Goblin Carnival isn’t simply dark fantasy—it’s an emotional study of control, transformation, and the strange comfort of rules when the world becomes too wild to face alone. 

If you love eerie fairy-tale worlds, surreal discipline lore, and morally complex power plays, this story will linger long after the lights go out. 

Available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4qvFEiH

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polly bane book, dark fantasy audio, goblin carnival story, psychological fantasy, eerie fairy tale, obedience romance, dark romance podcast, fantasy audiobook, power and control story 

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