Carnival Fortuna
Some games don’t end when the cards are put away.
A psychological horror comic series
Overview
What starts as a casual game night turns into something far more dangerous.
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Carnival Fortuna follows a group of college friends playing a familiar party game: Mafia, when their choices begin to echo somewhere else. A cursed carnival responds to each round, transforming roles into trials and metaphor into consequence.
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As the game progresses, the line between play and punishment collapses.
By the time the cards are down, only one of them survives.
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And survival comes with a cost.
A Story Told in Rounds
Carnival Fortuna unfolds in parallel:
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A college apartment, mid–game night
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A sinister carnival that reacts to each decision
Each role revealed in the game manifests as a supernatural threat.Each round pushes the group closer to an ending no one agreed to play.
The rules are simple.
The consequences are not.
Author's Note
This story is based on a real game of Mafia I played with some band friends back in college.
I even kept some of their names the same, or just slightly changed them, along with their personalities.
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The funny part?
My “death” in that game was almost exactly the same as Emmett’s in the first issue.
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Someone didn’t vet the clown at the carnival, lol...
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I wanted to take that experience and twist it into a brutal horror story. one that explores what happens when people treat dangerous objects like toys, and when games meant to be fun start carrying real consequences.
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I hope you enjoy playing along.
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