Imagine this. A floating lantern in the darkness. it begins to glow a bright orange and it shows us how 6 very unfortunate individuals became horrific entities.
A clown performing on stage at a circus while his brother is in the audience.
A mortician performing surgery on a sick patient as his daughter looks on.
A aspiring film director is shooting footage for his next project.
An elderly woman is in a library reading a storybook to children.
A woman is sitting in a doctor's office, interviewing a patient in front of a mirror**
An usher makes the rounds at his theater searching the aisles with a flashlight.
** Only if Mary is indeed a part of this year. If she isn't, then skip this idea.
Then the light from the lantern seems to glow around the person and briefly transform them into the icon that the
person is destined to become. then the 6 individuals each discover a lantern nearby and, curiosity getting the best of them, touch the lantern and slowly undergo the transformation into the Icons. SO this year, we might not only see Ringmaster, Caretaker, Storyteller, Usher, Director, BM. maybe we see their earthly personas and see how they became who they are now.